Industry Must Be Proactive in US Fracking Debate

摘要

The oil and gas industry needs to take a proactive role in the debate over hydraulic fracturing by disclosing more information about the process and researching the environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction more comprehensively. That was the point made by Mark Zoback, a Stanford University geophysics professor and senior executive advisor to oil-field service giant Baker Hughes, who addressed a conference in Houston recently.