UK: Fracking halted after government pulls support
Source: BBC
Fracking halted after government pulls support
By Dearbail Jordan
Business reporter
1 November 2019
The government has called a halt to shale gas extraction - or fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes.
It comes after a report by the Oil and Gas Authority said it was not possible to predict the probability or size of tremors caused by the practice.
Fracking has been suspended since a tremor in Lancashire in August.
The business secretary said shale gas had "huge potential" but the government was "no longer convinced" it could be extracted safely.
Andrea Leadsom said: "After reviewing the OGA's report into recent seismic activity at Preston New Road, it is clear that we cannot rule out future unacceptable impacts on the local community.
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