UK keeps its focus on shale

Westminster government driving ahead with plans for exploration despite widespread opposition and conflicting data on fracturing viability

Making progress: workers connect sections of pipe last month on the drilling platform at Cuadrilla Resources' Preston New Road pilot gas well site near Blackpool, UK
Making progress: workers connect sections of pipe last month on the drilling platform at Cuadrilla Resources' Preston New Road pilot gas well site near Blackpool, UK
Published 4 October 2017, 12:57Updated 4 October 2017, 12:57