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Elswick gas extraction begins
Gas is successfully extracted from the shale beneath the Elswick drill site -
Cuadrilla Resources formed
Cuadrilla forms as a gas exploration group and applies for a license and planning applications in Lancashire -
Gasland film released
Film documentary Gasland is released in America raising questions about safety of shale gas drilling -
Cuadrilla's Lancashire exploration begins
Cuadrilla begins its exploration at the Preese Hall site close to Weeton Barracks -
Cuadrilla must reveal gas levels
Cuadrilla has to declare the amount of gas it can produce from its sites under terms of license -
Lancashire gas in British homes
Cuadrilla Resources estimates that gas from the Lancashire sites could be pumped into British homes -
No more gas?
The commercial lifespan of shale gas wells is estimated to be 50 years by Cuadrilla
