BusinessGreen: Projections suggesting the UK's nascent fracking industry could grow rapidly to support up to 74,000 jobs have come under fire this morning, as reports reveal that official estimates put the job creation potential of the sector at no more than 24,300 full-time posts.
This summer a report from the Institute of Directors predicted that the UK shale gas industry could support up to 74,000 direct and indirect jobs, at the same time as helping to hold down energy costs and bolstering UK energy security....