British government reviews shale oil potential in country's southeast

British government reviews shale oil potential in country's southeast
London (UPI) May 23, 2013 - The British government said Friday it estimates there may be as much as 8.5 billion barrels of oil in a shale basin in the southeast of the country. The British Geological Survey and Department of Energy and Climate Change published data Friday on the Weald basin in the southeast of the country. It said there may be between 2.2 billion and 8.5 billion barrels of shale oil in plac ... more

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