Reuters: German Gas Industry Urges Decision on Fracking Rules

Germany's oil and gas industry urged the government on Monday to ensure that new gas fracking rules will support future domestic production and technological development.

The environment ministry is preparing a legal framework to govern drilling and has promised strict environmental audits, which include a ban on drilling in water conservation areas.

A draft of the law seen by Reuters last November, however, suggested the government plans to stop short of an outright ban on fracking for gas. The law is due to be debated by the German cabinet by the end of March.

Gernot Kalkoffen, president of Germany's WEG oil and gas association, said the industry was skating "on ice" and the rules must create a reliable framework to guarantee gas production.

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