Keyword: Fracking

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Britain Unveils Tax Breaks for Shale Gas Investment

19.07.2013 - The British government unveiled draft tax breaks on Friday to drive investment in shale gas production, in what it termed the most generous shale incentives in the world. The new...

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Fracking Water’s Dirty Little Secret - Recycling

16.07.2013 - The oil and gas industry is finding that less is more in the push to recycle water used in hydraulic fracturing. Slightly dirty water, it seems, does just as good a job as crystal...

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France’s Holland Rules Out Fracking at Least Until 2017

16.07.2013 - French president Francois Hollande has ruled out overturning the country's ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, during his five-year term of office, which ends in 2017. The...

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Fracking Can Lead to ‘Triggered Quakes,’ Study Reveals

12.07.2013 - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on...

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Explosion at West Virginia Gas Site Injures at Least Five

09.07.2013 - An explosion over the weekend at a natural gas well site in West Virginia operated by Antero Resources injured at least five people, prompting state and federal investigations...

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CO2 : From Foe To Friend

05.07.2013 - Opinion - Technology that would convert carbon dioxide from a scourge on the climate to beneficial products is inching towards commercial reality and is already cheaper than carbon...

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Britain Doubles North England Shale Gas Estimate

28.06.2013 - Britain doubled its estimate of shale gas resources in the north of England, renewing hopes of reducing its growing reliance on imports, but the government said shale explorers...

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John Kemp: Shale, The Unfinished Revolution

28.06.2013 - Opinion - Shale has revolutionized oil and gas supply and the global political balance in less than five years, transforming the narrative from one about "peak energy" into a story...