Fracking
(asked on 27th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the most recent estimate is of the number of fracking wells that will be in place by 2025.
This question was answered on 6th April 2018
Based on information provided by industry dating from 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy previously estimated in 2017 that there could be around 155 wells by 2025. These figures are now considered to be out of date.
The Government will continue to monitor progress of the shale gas industry and will revise its estimates as appropriate as the industry develops.