• New British Geological Survey (BGS) Report
• 4.4 billion barrels of shale oil under South East
• But only very small percentage can be exploited
• Typical 4% would mean 176 million barrels
• Only 4 months of present UK oil consumption
• Would require 1,400 wells drilled to extract
• Even 10% would only be 10 months of oil
• Would require 3,500 wells drilled to extract
• Despite this massive push to exploit it likely
• Desperate scramble to profit from last oil in UK
• Kimmeridge Clay said to contain most shale oil
• Similar to the Bakken Shale in North Dakota
• Toxic nightmare threatens Sussex and Kent
• Communities are getting organised to resist

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