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Meanings of fracking in English
Russian
гидроразрыв пласта Portuguese
fraturamento hidráulico Spanish
fractura hidráulica Catalan
fracking 
Well-stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a hydraulically pressurized liquid.
Synonyms
Examples for "hydrofracking"
Examples for "hydrofracking"
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The fight against hydrofracking grew in 2008 when it was revealed that extracting shale gas was an option for South Africa.
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An industry spokesman said the proposed moratorium could eliminate up to 4,500 jobs on vertical hydrofracking, which is allowed.
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Paterson instead issued an executive order specifically suspending high-volume, horizontal hydrofracking until the state Department of Environmental Conservation could complete a study of the practice.
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Also called "fracking" or "hydrofracking", the process blasts millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals deep into shale rock, freeing trapped gas.
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To our knowledge, however, no comprehensive analysis of hydraulic fracturing depths exists.
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It sparked an interest in hydraulic fracturing that quickly became a concern.
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There was no drilling or hydraulic fracturing at the time, he said.
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Baker Hughes sold a majority of its hydraulic fracturing business in 2016.
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The company provides drilling and hydraulic fracturing services for oil and gas producers.
Usage of fracking in English
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As a result, he has withering contempt for environmentalists' opposition to fracking.
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Among their other concerns: fracking-related earthquakes, and growing dependence on fossil fuels.
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In New Jersey, just south of New York, fracking has been banned.
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They also say there is no evidence fracking has contaminated water supplies.
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Fallon has said in public that fracking will not damage the countryside.
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Council officers say it is not an indication on future fracking plans.
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The Tories continue to push fracking despite its unpopularity across the country.
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However, Gardendale lacks the legal authority to keep fracking at a distance.
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The debate on the effects of fracking continues all around the world.
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The industry contends there is no proven link between fracking and contamination.
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The Interior Department also is updating rules for fracking on public lands.
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And now all of a sudden he's not fracking, Mr Trump said.
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Yet I feel as brain-locked as Cuomo when it comes to fracking.
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A moratorium on fracking had been in place in Victoria since 2012.
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The coalition government's plans for fracking are a licence to legalised corruption.
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The EPA is conducting a two-year study on the safety of fracking.
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