The U.K. government sees no need for new pan-European regulations on shale gas drilling and expects the matter to be ultimately left up to individual states, said U.K. Energy Minster Charles Hendry Monday.
The U.K. government sees no need for new pan-European regulations on
shale gas drilling and expects the matter to be ultimately left up to
individual states, said U.K. Energy Minster Charles Hendry Monday.
"We've got a robust regime in place that we believe is perfectly
acceptable," for the regulation of the controversial process of hydraulic
fracturing required to recover shale gas, Hendry said on the sidelines of a
conference at think tank Chatham House. "We don't see the need for any
additional tier of legislation in any way."
Discussions continue within EU regulatory bodies about whether new rules are
needed on shale drilling, but in the end, "we'd expect it to be up to
individual nations to decide how to manage that process," he said.
Industry advocates for shale gas have been concerned that the EU could impose
environmental rules that might prevent shale gas development.
France
and
Bulgaria
have
already banned hydraulic fracturing, but other states such as
Poland
are
keen to encourage development.
An EU-commissioned study released Friday concluded there is no need for new
legislation to regulate shale gas exploration in the region, suggesting a
cautious approach to the issue.
Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said the report "confirms that
there is no immediate need for changing our EU legislation," according to
a statement released by the Commission. "We take environmental concerns
seriously and will continue to monitor the development of shale gas extraction
in the EU."
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