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- Shale gas in the United Kingdom has attracted increasing attention since 2007, when unconventional onshore shale gas production was proposed. The first shale gas well in England was drilled in 1875. As of 2013 a number of wells had been drilled, and favourable tax treatment had been offered to shale gas producers. In July 2013, UK Prime Minister David Cameron had claimed that, "fracking has real potential to drive energy bills down". However, in November 2013 representatives from industry and government, such as former BP Chief Executive and government advisor Lord Browne, Energy Secretary Ed Davey and economist Lord Stern said that fracking in the UK alone will not lower prices as the UK is part of a well connected European market.As of April 2022, there had been no commercial production of shale gas in the UK, with no shale gas reserves booked in the UK. In February 2022 the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) ordered the "plugging and abandonment" of Britain's shale wells. (en)
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- Who said this (en)
- WP:POV WP:Weasel. Commonly believed by whom? Claims about what people say, think, feel, or believe, and what has been shown, demonstrated, or proved should be clearly attributed (en)
- whose internal memo is this? (en)
- Please say who is concerned. Is it SEPA, the Scotland Environmental Protection Agency? (en)
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