London | Mining services company AJ Lucas remains hopeful it can revive the political fortunes of its British shale gas play Cuadrilla Resources, saying a government ban on fracking could yet be overturned next year.
Late last week Britain's energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC that "fracking is over", seemingly making permanent a moratorium on operations at Cuadrilla's shale gas exploration site in the north of England.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
