London | The fracking debut of British shale explorer Cuadrilla Resources, which is half-owned by listed Australian mining services company AJ Lucas, has got off to a somewhat shaky start – literally.
The company began hydraulic fracturing operations at its Preston New Road site in northern England on October 15, but in its first two weeks the company has issued three press notices of seismic events, the last of which prompted an 18-hour pause in operations.
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