UK needs 6,000 shale gas wells to fill 50% of imports, study says
by Adam Vaughan from on (#3NKNV)
Friends of the Earth says countryside would be industrialised with a new well fracked daily until 2035
More than 6,000 shale gas wells would be needed to replace half the UK's gas imports over a 15-year period, according to a new report.
The nascent UK fracking industry has argued that growing reliance on gas from Norway and Qatar necessitates developing home-produced supplies in addition to North Sea output.
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