Ken Cronin, CEO of UKOOG
ENERGY VOICE
By Mark Lammey
10/05/2017
The UK’s onshore oil and gas trade
body has called for the Scottish Government to realise fracking’s potential and
ditch its moratorium on the technology.
UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) said the government’s
own research had debunked many of the wilder claims about fracking’s
environmental impacts and that continuing the moratorium was unjustified.
A moratorium on unconventional oil and gas development
in Scotland has been in place since January 2015 while the government
investigates evidence on its potential impact.
A consultation on fracking was launched earlier this
year and finishes at the end of May. A final decision is expected to be made by
ministers by the end of the year.
UKOOG today issued its response to the consultation,
arguing that the “science is clear” and that regulation was strong enough to
deal with the roll out of shale in Scotland.
The trade body said there is no viable or affordable
alternative to natural gas for use in domestic and industrial heating.
UKOOG chief executive Ken Cronin said: “We strongly
believe that there is a significant economic opportunity for Scotland but we
recognise that as a result of a deeply polarised debate and an extremely unfair
depiction by some of the onshore oil and gas industry there is still much to do
to ensure local communities within the central shale belt have proper
information.
“Our conviction that a moratorium is no longer
justified is underlined by the fact 30 wells have been drilled in the last 20
years and gas has been produced in the central belt of Scotland. This has
happened without incident – to the environment or to public health.”…
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