ASX Announcements
Initial Director's Interest Notice - Greg Runge
Initial Director’s Interest Notice
- Oct 24, 2024
- 2 pages
October 2022
New British PM sinks AJ Lucas’ fracking hopes
Rishi Sunak has reversed his predecessor Liz Truss’ decision to allow fracking to go ahead, putting AJ Lucas’ UK subsidiary Cuadrilla back into limbo.
- Hans van Leeuwen
September 2022
AJ Lucas Group raises $20m as UK lifts hydraulic fracturing ban
Listed drilling services and gas exploration business AJ Lucas was asking investors for $19.7 million via a share placement on Wednesday morning.
- Yolanda Redrup, Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Anthony Macdonald
August 2022
Britain eyes off North Sea oil and gas to fight energy crisis
If Liz Truss becomes PM and reopens the door to fossil fuels, a clutch of Australian companies and investors could reap immediate benefit.
- Hans van Leeuwen
March 2022
How Ukraine war could improve this ASX company’s shaky bet on Britain
AJ Lucas backed UK shale gas explorer Cuadrilla to the hilt, but the punt looked not to have paid off. Then Putin invaded, and now the politics are topsy-turvy.
- Hans van Leeuwen
February 2022
AJ Lucas gives up on British fracking ambition
After winning a seven-year legal battle, the ASX-listed company’s UK subsidiary, Cuadrilla, has conceded in a two-year tussle with Boris Johnson’s government.
- Hans van Leeuwen
July 2020
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AJ Lucas ready for the long game in British fracking fracas
Cuadrilla CEO Francis Egan says the bet could pay off when the global gas cycle turns.
- Hans van Leeuwen
June 2020
AJ Lucas pins hopes on reversal of fracking ban
The ASX-listed mining services company says the British government could yet allow its British shale gas play Cuadrilla to resume operations.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Gas price gap irks manufacturers
Gas prices offered for long-term contracts on the east coast have softened but are still more than double some spot prices, frustrating manufacturers hoping for more affordable energy supplies.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Simon Evans
February 2020
AJ Lucas doubles down on shaky British fracking bet
The ASX-listed mining services company has bought out its Cuadrilla Resources co-owner.
- Hans van Leeuwen
November 2019
AJ Lucas bet on Cuadrilla turns sour as Britain halts fracking
The British government said no fracking can take place until there's 'compelling evidence' it is safe - plunging Cuadrilla into limbo.
- Hans van Leeuwen
October 2019
Embattled Cuadrilla says gas from second well 'highest quality yet'
Green groups say the project is 'dead', but the fracking company half-owned by ASX-listed AJ Lucas is still fighting.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Greens claim victory but AJ Lucas's Cuadrilla keeps fighting
Campaigners say fracking suspension is the end of the road, but the company is testing gas flow and prodding the regulator.
- Hans van Leeuwen
August 2019
Spate of earth tremors rattles British fracking company Cuadrilla
The half-Australian-owned company's bid to restart fracking and rewrite the rulebook has run into trouble.
- Hans van Leeuwen
July 2019
Cuadrilla takes another crack at fracking
The British shale gas explorer half-owned by AJ Lucas is still hoping to cut through prohibitive green tape.
- Hans van Leeuwen
February 2019
British rebuff to AJ Lucas's Cuadrilla puts shale gas fracking plans in doubt
The British government has rejected calls to ease its fracking regulations, raising doubts over the viability of AJ Lucas's shale gas partner.
- Hans van Leeuwen
AJ Lucas' Cuadrilla says British fracking yields promising results
The shale gas explorer half-owned by AJ Lucas has announced positive tests from its controversial operation in Lancashire and has launched a renewed assault on green tape.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Qantas cancels order for 8 Airbus A380 jets
Singapore | Qantas says it has formally cancelled a longstanding order for eight Airbus SE A380 superjumbo jets.
November 2018
Cuadrilla boss pulls punches on cost of British fracking rules
After publicly saying British fracking rules could "choke" the AJ Lucas-owned shale gas explorer, CEO Francis Egan now talks only of a "cost increment".
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
October 2018
British fracking operations of AJ Lucas' Cuadrilla get off to shaky start
The shale explorer half-owned by AJ Lucas is forced to pause operations after a tremor that breached regulatory limits.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Cuadrilla to start fracking after fending off last-ditch court challenge
The shale gas explorer half-owned by listed Australian firm AJ Lucas has seen off a final court challenge and can start fracking after a seven-year hiatus.
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- Hans van Leeuwen