Gas Fracking Ban Debated in Bulgaria After Chevron Loses Permit
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Bulgarian lawmakers started debating a ban on hydraulic fracturing today, threatening Chevron Corp.’s plans to explore shale gas deposits in the Balkan country.
The government withdrew a previously granted exploration license from Chevron yesterday after hundreds of Bulgarians marched in central Sofia last week to protest the drilling technique known as fracking, fearing it will pollute the water and soil in Bulgaria’s most fertile farm region of Dobrudja where Chevron was planning to drill.