Industry regulators have suspended fracking operations at a site operated by shale explorer Cuadrilla Resources pending an investigation after induced seismic activity was recorded that significantly exceeded the set threshold, prompting opposition politicians to issue a fresh call for a complete ban on the practice.
Cuadrilla resumed hydraulic fracturing operations in the middle of last week at its Preston New Road site in northern England, and since then the activity has triggered several tremors above the regulatory threshold of 0.5
