An Analysis of European Shale Gas Policies: Why EU Member States are Pursuing Divergent 'Fracking' Strategies
Journal: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Year: 2019

The recent progression in hydraulic fracturing or `fracking' has enabled energy companies to extract once-considered, inaccessible hydrocarbons. The United States has been at the forefront of this controversial industry, revolutionizing the energy market by becoming the world's largest oil and natural gas producer as a result of its vast shale deposits. Shale oil and gas deposits are not unique to North America, however. EU member states are faced with the dilemma of whether to permit fracking d