Tag Archives: shale gas
Start Fracking To Reduce Energy Bill Increases Say MPs
MPs have called for fracking to start as soon as possible to slow the increase in energy bills. Members of the Commons Energy & Climate Change Committee said companies should start building drills to begin looking for shale gas across … Read More
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Video Explains – What Is Fracking?
Fracking is a controversial technique used to extract shale gas from underground reserves but how is this done? Yesterday Utility Exchange reported that a study had confirmed that fracking causes earthquakes but that very few of these can be felt … Read More
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Gas Drilling Trials Near Blackpool
Energy company, Cuadrilla Resources, granted permission to construct a 29m-high drilling platform in Westby, near Blackpool, to carry out oil exploration tests Read More
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Shale Gas Could Mean Gas Prices Rise
Foreign affairs analysts, Chatham House, have warned that placing all our hopes on shale gas may lead to higher gas prices in the future – The United States has successfully exploited shale gas and many are hoping that it will be a major source of energy in the future Read More
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European Shale Gas Exploration Is Underway
Discovering Shale Gas was a fortunate thing for Texan billionaire George Mitchell, with gas reserves predicted to run out, he radically turned around American’s reliance on gas imports by establishing a century’s worth of supplies. Shale gas is an abundant source of natural gas that is trapped in rock however it can be extracted by using technology which George Mitchell pioneered… Now Energy giants are homing in on the potential of shale gas across Europe… Read More
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