fracking

Example Sentences

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But the boom in shale fracking that began in the mid-2000s unleashed cheap and abundant natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Northern Ireland Executive has approved legislation that will permanently end petroleum exploration and licensing, including fracking, in Northern Ireland.

From BBC

"That's been sort of a side effect of the modern world," said Wright, a former fracking magnate.

From Barron's

Here in the heart of the Permian Basin, America’s fracking capital, economic fortunes rise and fall with energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

When new drilling and fracking techniques unleashed the shale boom, Lewis applied the techniques to gas-rich shale and, in time, built a small empire.

From The Wall Street Journal