French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday reiterated that his government won't authorize the extraction of French shale gas until technology is proven to be environmentally clean.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday reiterated that his government
won't authorize the extraction of French shale gas until technology is proven
to be environmentally clean.
"There won't be shale gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing in
this...territory," and extraction "cannot be done at any price,"
said the president.
Sarkozy, speaking in the Gard region in southern France, confirmed the
government has cancelled three exploration permits on shale gas fields as the
companies maintained their intention to drill the potential fields using a
technology which is also known as "fracking", which involves pumping
water, sand and chemicals into the ground to crack open the rock and force the
oil or gas to the surface.
Shale gas deposits are pockets of gas trapped in pores of sedimentary rocks.
The government's decision represents a blow to efforts by the companies to
exploit shale gas in
France
. A
report issued in April following a government request said French shale oil and
gas fields are potentially some of the most promising in
Europe
and
banning exploration before the reserves are assessed could be detrimental to
France
's
economy and labor market.
The French government banned fracking in May over concerns about the technique's
impact on the environment, after activists staged nationwide demonstrations to
protest the exploration and possible developments of the fields, fearing the
chemicals used in the process could pollute groundwater supplies.
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