Cuadrilla seeks extension to drill for shale gas until 2021

The company resumed work at the Preston New Road site only last month after being forced to stop Photograph: Hannah McKay/ReutersUK shale gas company Cuadrilla will ask for extra time to drill for shale gas at its Lancashire fracking site after its November deadline.Within the next month the fracking pioneer will ask Lancashire county council for permission to continue its drilling campaign until at least the spring of 2021.The company restarted work at the Preston New Road site only last month