The Scottish government is consulting on the future of fracking.
In January 2015, the Scottish government placed a moratorium on unconventional oil and gas development in Scotland, preventing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for shale oil and gas, and coal bed methane extraction taking place while it examined potential impacts. It is now consulting on the future of fracking after studies revealed that Scotland’s geology, particularly a stretch of land in the central belt known as the Midland Valley, contains significant quantities of shale gas and oil, and coal bed methane.
The consultation closes on 31 May 2017.