Major boost to Scotland by fracking, says expert

Onshore oil and gas production would be a “powerful addition” to Scotland’s “portfolio”, an industry veteran said yesterday.

Paul de Leeuw, director of Robert Gordon University’s Oil and Gas Institute, claimed the offshore sector had the skills required to make a success of fracking,

But he confirmed a decision on the technology rested “very much in the hands of politicians”.

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