The UK’s onshore oil and gas industry body has urged shale gas to be included in the Government’s homegrown energy security strategy announced today. BOWLAND SHALE The announcement of the strategy follows yesterday’s news that the Government had commissioned the British Geological Survey (BGS) to conduct a scientific review on shale gas extraction. Charles McAllister, […]
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UKOOG calls for development of UK shale gas sector
United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) today marked the second anniversary of the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by calling on the Government to allow UK shale gas. CARBON FOOTPRINT The organisation’s chairman Martin York said that the industry could provide employment, reduce the country’s carbon footprint and level up the British economy. […]