Written question asked by Lord Truscott (Independent Labour) on Thursday, 11 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Fracking
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the experience in Oklahoma in the US, they plan to commission a detailed study into the potential correlation between fracking in the UK and more frequent earthquakes.
- Answer
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Waste water re-injection in the US has been linked to seismic activity, but this technique has not been proposed in the UK and the Environment Agency will not permit re-injection of waste water into any formation at this stage.
In the UK, we have over 50 years’ experience regulating the onshore oil and gas industry. Our regulator regime is robust and we have strong controls in place to mitigate the risk of any seismic activity in the UK.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL6219
- Session
- 2015-16
- Attachment
- DECC: Traffic light system
- Subjects
- Research Earthquakes Fracking
- Link
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- 2016-07-05 19:29:07 +0100
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