There may be a huge flaw in UK fracking hopes – the geology

The author questions whether the United Kingdom's geology is suitable for shale oil and gas production. The implication was that because fracking worked in the US, it must also work in the UK. In fact, the UK’s geological history suggested this was probably wrong.

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