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fracking
Hydraulic Fracturing nt
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Nach jahrzehntelangen Sorgen über die Energieunabhängigkeit haben Methoden wie das Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) und Horizontalbohrungen einen Öl- und Gasboom ausgelöst.

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After decades of concern about energy independence, techniques such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have sparked something of the oil and gas boom.

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Für etwa ein Drittel der heimischen Erdgasförderung wird das sogenannte Hydraulic Fracturing angewendet.
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Hydraulic fracturing is employed for about a third of the domestic extraction of natural gas.
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Mittels Hydraulic Fracturing oder kurz „ Fracking “ fördern die USA in Tonsteinen gebundenes Erdgas ( Schiefergas ) und konnten so den Gaspreis deutlich senken.
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Using hydraulic fracturing or fracking, for short, the USA extract natural gas contained in claystone ( shale gas ) and thus were able to significantly decrease the price of gas.
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