%A Michael Bickle
%A Dougal Goodman
%A Robert Mair
%A John Roberts
%A Richard Selley
%A Zoe Shipton
%A Hywel Thomas
%A P. L. Younger
%T Shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic fracturing
%X The health, safety and environmental risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (often termed ‘fracking’) as a means to extract shale gas can be managed effectively in the UK as long as operational best practices are implemented and enforced through regulation. Hydraulic fracturing is an established technology that has been used in the oil and gas industries for many decades. The UK has 60 years’ experience of regulating onshore and offshore oil  and gas industries.
%D 2012
%I The Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineering
%L epos1921