Fracking
Kimberley fracker expects to escape WA gas export ban
Black Mountain expects the McGowan Government to soon waive its gas export ban but fracking the gas must wait for two years of environmental studies.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, increases oil and gas flow in so-called tight reservoirs by cracking the structure with fluid under pressure.
Fracking
Black Mountain expects the McGowan Government to soon waive its gas export ban but fracking the gas must wait for two years of environmental studies.
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According to Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston, the onshore oil and gas industry needs to get the community behind fracking.