BRUSSELS – The global energy community is abuzz with excitement about hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a newish technology that has opened formerly inaccessible reserves of gas trapped in underground shale formations. The boom in this so-called shale-gas production has allowed the United States to become almost self-sufficient in natural gas.
布鲁塞尔—国际能源业因“液压破碎法”而欢欣鼓舞，这项新技术可以用于开采蕴藏于页岩层之下的天然气。所谓的页岩气产量的激增能够让美国天然气基本实现自给。