French oil major Total’s shale gas announcement on Monday was a key turning point for the UK industry. It brought a heavyweight into a sector dominated by companies most people have never heard of.

Total acquired a 40 per cent stake in two exploration licences in the East Midlands, in a geological basin known as the Gainsborough Trough that is thought to be rich in gas… (Read more… http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/114f80a2-7d10-11e3-a579-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2qPCxuB8G)

(English, Article, 2014)

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