With its drilling rig on site, a British shale gas explorer said it expects to address offshore production declines with onshore operations by year’s end. Cuadrilla Resources said the drilling rig used to tap wells at a shale basin have arrived at their destination in Lancashire. “With the decline of North Sea gas and our ever increasing reliance on gas imports, including shale gas imported from the United States, developing an indigenous source of natural gas is critical for U.K. energy security, our economy, jobs and the environment,” Cuadrilla CEO Francis Egan said in a statement . “We are proud as a Lancashire company to be at the forefront of that effort.” The British government estimates shale […]