Energy firm Cuadrilla said it would halt fracking at the Lancashire site for 18 hours after a tremor of 0.8 magnitude was recorded. Drilling for shale gas at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton ...
Operations began at the Lancashire site in October for the first time since 2011 when it was suspended because of earth tremors Shale gas has flowed for the first time at the UK's only fracking ...
In the UK, October 2016 also saw a decision by Lancashire County Council to reject the planning application for a horizontal drilling test site for shale gas exploration because of concerns over noise ...