Britain: Call for study on shale gas extraction

The United Kingdom appears to be focusing on shale gas extraction after its Minister of Operations, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Quasi Quarteng, revealed on Tuesday that it had requested a brief geological report on shale gas extraction.

“Although fracking is not the solution to the short-term price pressures caused by the crisis in Ukraine, all options must be on the table,” Quarteng said.

Conventional natural gas is trapped in underground reservoirs. Shale gas, unlike conventional natural gas trapped in underground reservoirs, is trapped inside rocks that need to be drilled (with hydraulic fracturing) to release the gas.

This technique is already used in the US to extract shale oil and gas, but is not very common in Europe as concerns are being raised about the potential health risks and the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing. large volume.

Source: Capital

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