🇿🇦 South Africa 22h ago · Helmo Preuss

South African fracking back in play

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South African fracking back in play
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The Iran war and its impact on oil and natural gas prices has put fracking back in play. In 2011, the government imposed a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo.



The government banned hydraulic fracturing so that it could develop a regulatory framework. Fracking involves drilling deep into the earth and injecting a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to fracture shale rock and release trapped natural gas. Opponents believe that fracking operations are detrimental to the env

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