Chevron company can explore fuel deposits only in compliance with the standard methods in Bulgaria

georgi.velev@klassa.bg


The GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) government withdrew its decision of the summer of 2011 authorising the US Chevron Corporation to explore shale gas deposits in Bulgaria. The GERB government motived its decision with the insufficient information on whether the technology of hydraulic rock breaker is environmentally friendly. Thus, the American company will be able to make drilling for gas reserves using only the currently approved techniques.

Since people have concerns about the safety of the technology, it will not be used, while the debate about the shale gas exploration will start anew, said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, cited in the transcript of the meeting. He has assigned to Energy Minister Traicho Traikov to hold public discussions involving all investors. According to the PM, the European Commission is soon expected to issue an opinion on the extraction of unconventional oil. In fact, the technology of the hydraulic rock breaker uses horizontal drilling at great depths by applying toxic chemicals. According to environmentalists, such drilling might affect the aquifers, thus contaminating the drinking water and soil.

Meanwhile, yesterday the parliamentary group of GERB proposed a complete ban on the use of hydraulic breaking technology in exploration and extraction of oil and gas in our country. The information was confirmed by the Vice-Chairman of the PG GERB, Valentin Nikolov, according to whom the project will be discussed tomorrow at the session of the National Assembly.

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