Mexico Bans Oil and Gas Fracking in Key Basin, Sheinbaum Says

By Scott Squires Mexico’s government will not allow unconventional drilling in a key shale basin, as officials cautiously explore the politically sensitive practice as a way to reduce dependence on US natural gas. The ban on hydraulic fracturing — a form of unconventional drilling better known as fracking — applies to the Tampico-Misantla basin, a … Read more