A boom in shale gas will only be practical if measures are taken to ensure these reserves are extracted in a socially and environmentally satisfactory way, said the IEA this week
The Czech Republic is considering a temporary ban on shale gas exploration as it believes existing laws covering the activity are not yet prepared to cover possible eventualities
France is joining the tens of countries now weighing up the benefits and downsides to using fracking as a means to extract natural shale gas deep beneath the surface of the earth
Environmentalists will given more ammunition to rally against the shale gas industry after the arrival of a report which will say shale gas exploration causes an increase in pollution from waste gases
Draft rules put forward by the European Commission to improve the safety of oil and gas activities in the EU following the Deepwater Horizon disaster will be of detriment to the oil and gas industry, they say
New report assesses the technical, economic, financial and social uncertainties facing CCS technologies, and analyses the role they could play in achieving UK energy policy goals.
