Fracking in Scotland Could Be Banned Indefinitely

The Ineos plant in Grangemouth, Scotland, as the first shipment of shale gas from the United States arrived in Britain on Sept. 27, 2016. ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images

The Scottish government announced an “effective ban” on fracking on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said that an existing moratorium on fracking from 2015 that put planning approvals in the country on hold for unconventional oil and gas extraction, including fracking, would continue “indefinitely”.