Unexpected treasures

Unexpected treasures

Thursday, May 22, 2014

   A report published on Friday is expected to say that there are several billion barrels of oil in shale rocks under large parts of southern England. But getting the oil out of the ground will involve the controversial process known as fracking. The study by the British Geological Survey (BGS) covers areas including Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey and Kent. The government is planning to offer more compensation for towns affected by fracking, according to press reports.

   

    According to a new discovery of Huge oil reserves in southern England, it can stimulate many organizations to search and find the information about this kind of reserves and make the scientists to discuss about the effect of fracking in that areas which is valuable enough to make any projects.

   Last year, a BGS study of the North of England suggested there could be as much as 1,300 trillion cubic feet of gas contained in shale rocks.The fracking process involves pumping water, sand and chemicals into rock at high pressure, and it has sparked demonstrations by environmentalists. Some governments have banned the process.

   Critics argue that fracking damages water supplies and can cause earthquakes. There have been strong anti-fracking protests at Balcombe, West Sussex, against test-drilling.However, a government report published in June 2012 concluded that fracking was safe if adequately monitored.

   Finally, the problems is affected not only the environment, but also the economy and business so the government or associated company should think the way to deal with this resources carefully and if the project of fracking succeed, it can give many benefits for many citizens and be the alternative energy for developing other sections in their country.

Reference

Huge oil reserves in southern England. (2014, May 22). BBC Business News.  Retrieved May 22 , 2014 from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27529175