US fracked gas blamed for ‘human suffering, environmental destruction’ arrives in UK
‘Britain’s first imported shipment of US fracked gas has arrived in Scotland despite an increasingly heated debate about the future of the controversial energy extraction method.
On Tuesday, petrochemical giant Ineos delivered a tanker carrying 27,500m3 of ethane to Grangemouth, Scotland, where the company owns a giant refinery, marking the start of a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) investment.
The tanker was prevented from docking by high winds and is now anchored outside the port in the Forth estuary. A fresh attempt will be made around midnight.’
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