French Shale Backers Vow to Battle On After Hollande Frack Ban
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Oil companies and labor unions vowed to fight on in favor of developing unconventional energies in France after President Francois Hollande said a fracking ban would remain during his five-year mandate.
“We don’t think it’s game over,” said Jean-Louis Schilansky, head of Union Francaise des Industries Petrolieres, or UFIP, which represents explorers like Total SA.