Shale gas: everything about the buried report – The Obs

The government has “nothing to hide,” says Ségolène Royal. The Minister of Ecology has been quick to respond to information “Figaro” this Tuesday, April 7, in which u No report on Gas Shale in France, which concluded that the feasibility of operations without recourse to hydraulic fracturing, pollution was buried by the government. “L’Observateur” makes the point.

# What’s in this report?

“The report on new exploration and exploitation technologies gas and shale oil in France as ‘Le Figaro’ procured, was fired only seven copies and concludes the feasibility of exploiting shale gas without the use of hydraulic fracturing, a controversial ” ensures the outset the newspaper.

In addition to the conclusion of feasibility of exploiting shale gas without the use of hydraulic fracturing, “controversial, anyway forbidden in France since the Jacob Act of 2011, he points out, in detail, how France could take advantage, in terms of growth, employment, industrial competitiveness, energy independence, “the newspaper.

So as shale gas report represent “a windfall of at least 100 billion euros for France” and operation “would create between 120,000 and 225,000 jobs.”

This document also details the daily “advocates a first experimental phase, micro-drilling in Ile-de-France and in the Southeast.”

“‘It was the first official report which validated the stimulation of technology fluoropropane” says a close case to the newspaper. This technology “presents a real alternative to meet the environmental problems posed by hydraulic fracturing,” concludes the report.

# Who commanded?

The report, completed in early 2014 to draft by several experts Bercy, was commissioned by Arnaud Montebourg, when he was Minister of Productive Recovery little time after arriving in Bercy May 2012.

The text was “carefully buried. To the chagrin of the former minister, who now refuses to comment but confirms its authenticity, “according to” Le Figaro “.

# Why was he buried?

For “Le Figaro,” “political management of the case, paralyzed by the absolute veto the Greens and the Ministry of Ecology, as prudence of the Elysée and Matignon, everything simply buried “the report said.

assumed decision, between the lines, by the Minister of Ecology Ségolène Royal.

“ Response to ‘Figaro’: nothing to hide shale gases are outdated Let’s Energy… ENR invest, “said she wrote on Twitter shortly after the publication of the article in” Figaro “

Before driving the nail.

The government’s position is on Twitter hailed by the Green MP of Paris, Denis Baupin:

Since joining the government, Segolene Royal has always reiterated that there have no shale gas exploitation, or even investigation on shale gas, as it would be Minister of Ecology.

After some hesitation, François Hollande assured in July 2013 that there would be no exploration or exploitation of shale gas in France during his five years.

GS