“What’s the reason?” Anger over bid to extend the life of Preston New Road fracking site by two years
Cuadrilla was ordered by regulators back in February to plug and abandon its two wells at Preston New Road, but that demand was withdrawn just a month later when the North Sea Transition Authority said that they should instead be plugged temporarily - and until at least the end of June next year.At the time, a government moratorium - an open-ended ban - on fracking was in place, having been imposed in November 2019 following a series of tremors at the Little Plumpton site earlier that year.
Cuadrilla welcomed the Liz Truss government's different perspective on fracking - but that was soon ditched by her successor“There is no future for fracking in this country - it's a distraction from getting on with the real energy security measures that will solve the energy crisis. Investment in both renewables and energy efficiency for our homes are the way forward.
Meanwhile, the Preston New Road Action Group said that while they welcomed the fact that no application was being made for further drilling or fracking, they could not understand the reasoning for Cuadrilla’s request for more time to decommission.“We are perplexed that [the firm is] asking for a further 24 months to restore the site. The deadline for this has always been April 2023.
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