Sir, – Your Editorial (September 9th) states: “None of the companies have publicly disclosed the content of the chemicals being pumped into the bedrock”. This is not true.
In the United States, where gas prices have fallen by 80 per cent, a full listing of the materials, including chemicals, used by over 600 companies at more than 50,000 registered shale gas wells, is viewable at fracfocus.org (the US national shale gas chemical registry overseen by the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission).
Furthermore, from January next, all companies engaged in shale gas must publicly report all materials used during the exploration process, including chemicals, to the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). This information will be published online by the USEPA, and made available to all the relevant authorities.
By making all the information available, local communities have full access, the public can be better informed, and decision-making can be fact-based. – Yours etc,
Dr TONY BAZLEY,
Tamboran Resources,
George Street,
Sydney, Australia.