Tag: fracking
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Reporters – Vaca Muerta: the hopes and doubts surrounding Argentina’s oil and gas reserve
First modification: 10/10/2023 – 00:48 The Vaca Muerta geological formation is the second unconventional gas resource in the world and the fourth unconventional oil resource, which is extracted using the hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ technique. While many see its exploitation as hope for Argentina’s battered economy, others are concerned about its environmental impact. Vaca Muerta…
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USA: Black Gold Impacts North Dakota Tribes
The golden dream of “Black Gold” turned the ancestral land of the New Town Tribes, in the US state of North Dakota, into an environmental and social nightmare. The massive extraction of oil left its devastating mark, threatening the subsistence of these indigenous communities and the enrichment of 13% of the tribe, challenging the preservation…
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King Charles in Berlin: Fracking in Bellevue
WThe consequences of continued sleep deprivation can be gauged by the Finance Minister’s cheerful comment that he would like to spend three days each month negotiating with his coalition partners if the results came out like the recent thirty-hour meeting. Such a tortured brain has to imagine the results, because otherwise it would inevitably come…
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USA: Biden Approves Controversial Alaska Oil Drilling Project
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, approved this Monday a controversial oil extraction project in the state of Alaska, known as “Willow”, in a decision that has been strongly criticized by environmental groups. The approval appears in a report made public this Monday on the website of the Department of the Interior and…
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Can US shale gas save Europe from its energy crisis?
At first glance, a boom in US shale gas production seems like the perfect solution for Europe, which is reeling from the energy crisis created by its split from Russian gas. But analysts say it’s not a panacea. US shale gas production has not run out of steam, while the US shale revolution is fading…
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Rishi Sunak to ban fracking again in the UK
The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunakannounced this Wednesday that it will once again prohibit the extraction of hydrocarbons by hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a veto that his predecessor at the head of the Government, Liz Truss, had lifted. (Also: British government postpones the presentation of its new fiscal plan for November) In…
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Expert discussion in the live stream: Is fracking a way out of the energy crisis?
Fracking in Germany: risky technology or a way out of the energy crisis? Expert discussion in the live stream Is fracking a way out of the energy crisis? Of The energy shortage is forcing us to also look at problematic energy sources. What are the opportunities and risks of fracking? Follow the expert discussion in…
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Truss opens the door to fracking and more gas from the North Sea
The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has presented this Thursday before the House of Commons her plan to alleviate the current crisis. / AFP The new British Prime Minister presents her plan to resolve the energy crisis in the short and medium term The new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, will set a cap on the…
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Clean fracking: Natural gas extraction is also environmentally friendly
fracking has not been very popular in recent years. On the one hand, the extraction of natural gas and crude oil deposits from deeper layers of rock was politically controversial. On the other hand, the low raw material prices have made it uneconomical. In view of the reorientation of the natural gas sources in the…
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Dependent on Russian gas: Germany has the choice between villains or “climate poison” fracking
Ahen US President Donald Trump attacked Germany at the 2018 NATO summit for making itself completely dependent on Russia for energy supplies, Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted with condescending smugness. Their diplomats spread the hypothesis that the Americans only wanted to get rid of their fracking gas. That was perfidious. America’s presidents, regardless of political persuasion,…