A number of UK shale gas developers pledged Sept. 8 to resume work quickly at their onshore sites following the UK government's move to lift the moratorium on fracking. The government said Sept. 8 it would lift the moratorium as part of a new domestic energy security push, adding that first gas flows were possible within six months. The new UK government under Prime Minister Liz Truss sees shale gas as a key tool for improving energy security and making the most of the UK's domestic resources against the backdrop of record high international gas prices.
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