Onshore shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla today delivered hydraulic fracturing equipment to its flagship Lancashire site in Preston New Road.
It follows the company’s announcement of work to hydraulically fracture a second well on the site near Blackpool.
The company opted for an early morning convoy delivery in line with existing planning permission, which it said was “designed to minimise disruption” in the area.
Laura Hughes, projects and operations director at Cuadrilla, said: “A range of specialist equipment has now been safely and effectively mobilised onto site.
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