report from the british geological society that would look at the science behind fracking and decisions made affecting this site and others in the uk since 2019, when a moratorium was placed on fracking. in lancashire, this is where cuadrilla had been a fracking using high pressured sand, chemicals and water to drill horizontally across huge swathes of shale rock to extract gas. in 2019, a seismic event of 2.9 on the richter scale was recorded, well above the permitted level at the time of 0.5. jacob rees mogg spoke to bbc newsnight last night said to stimulate the potential of fracking again in the uk, that level would have to be looked at. the government fully aware they are on a tightrope with this because this is an issue that has created a lot of opposition
police have since made an arrest very early this morning not too far from here. a 16 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. and since then we have seen people coming and going all morning and into the afternoon, leaving flowers here, talking about the young man who they knew. but this was a really shocking event, especially because it was outside a school, he was a schoolboy who had just left school, it happened in front of lots of other children, they all witnessed very traumatic scenes late yesterday afternoon here, and now there is a murder inquiry under way to find what happened and why it happened. the ban on fracking to mine oil and gas from shale rock is to be lifted in england, the government has confirmed. the business secretary jacob rees mogg said the move would help to strengthen the country s energy security following russia s invasion of ukraine. fracking was suspended in 2019, amid concerns it could trigger earthquakes.
etc. ., ,, i. , . the ban on fracking to mine oil and gas from shale rock is to be lifted in england, the government has confirmed. the business secretary jacob rees mogg said the move would help to strengthen the country s energy security following russia s invasion of ukraine. fracking was suspended in 2019, amid concerns it could trigger earthquakes. it is more environmentally friendly to use our own sources of fuel rather than to extract them from other countries and transport them here at great cost, both financially and in terms of carbon. it is something, therefore, that we need to revisit and we need to revisit the seismic limits to ensure that shale gas extraction can be done in an effective and efficient way. mr speaker, this is obviously a case of the dog ate my homework, and it s hardly surprising. let s start by taking his excuse for lifting the fracking ban, mr speaker, that it will make a difference to the energy
our former science editor, david shukman, explains. part of the operation involves drilling straight down and then turning the drill horizontally to run for miles underground. the ability to do this is improving all the time. the aim is to reach the tiny fisures in the shale rock down there. these are minute, some are less than a millimetre across. that s where molecules of gas are locked away, trapped inside. now, what s called slick water is then pumped in at high pressure, this forces the cracks in the rock to widen. tiny grains known as promptings, a bit like sand, are carried in by the water, they called
investigations under way. police have made an arrest early this morning not farfrom here, a 16 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. since then we have seen people coming and going all morning and into the afternoon. leaving flowers here, talking about the young man the new. this was a shocking event. especially because it was outside a school. he had just left school, it happened in front of lots of other children, they have witnessed very traumatic scenes late yesterday afternoon. now there is a murder inquiry under way to find what happened and why it happened. the ban on fracking to mine oil and gas from shale rock is to be lifted in england, the government has confirmed. the business secretary jacob rees mogg said the move would help to strengthen the country s energy security following russia s invasion of ukraine. fracking was suspended in 2019, amid concerns it could trigger earthquakes.