To do so, fracking actually cracks the rock to allow for the natural gas to flow from the shale into the well.

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Gazprom may have divided gas markets by hindering the free flow of gas across the EU and is being investigated for the possibility of preventing the diversification gas sources.

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Since many households use credit cards to manage monthly cash flow for necessities like groceries and gas, "pulling credit at a time when job losses are increasing by over 50% year-on-year in most key states is a dangerous and unprecedented combination, " Whitney wrote in a research note.

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Ukraine was therefore in a position to control the flow of energy to Europe and, argue its detractors, to illegally siphon gas for its own use.

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With its head start, Cheniere expects to flow gas by the end of 2015, beginning annual exports of up to 800 bcf per year for 20 years.

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