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Chile environmental watchdog investigates GeoPark for illegal fracking

2016-06-03 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: SANTIAGO Chile's SMA environmental regulator said on Friday it was investigating Latin America-focused oil and gas explorer GeoPark Ltd for alleged violations, including fracking activities without having the necessary permits. Inspections in 2014 and 2015 of GeoPark's hydrocarbon project in the Fell block, located in the southern Magallanes region, detected "hydraulic fracturing activities in different wells, without the environmental permits required by law for this type of activity," the regulator...

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