UK Lifts Shale Gas Fracking Ban in Bid to Boost Fuel Supply
- New PM Liz Truss announces policies to tackle energy crisis
- Industry faces significant local opposition, geological issues
The Preston New Road pilot gas well site, operated by Cuadrilla Resources Ltd., near Blackpool.
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New British Prime Minister Liz Truss removed a ban on drilling for shale gas, an effort to boost domestic energy supply that will have to overcome the same obstacles that stymied the industry for the past decade.