作为对反压裂抗议活动的回应，法国直接禁止页岩气开采；在英国，反压裂激进人士——一压力集团，已经关闭了钻井点。

In response to anti-fracking protests, France has slapped a moratorium on the practice; in Britain, activists for Frack Off, a pressure group, have shut down drill sites.

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随着钻井技术，特别是充满争议的水力压裂法(又称破裂法)的广泛采用。已探明的天然气储量不断增加。

Thanks to new drilling technology, and in particular a controversial process called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," the size of the proven reserves is growing.

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霍沃斯先生将在水力压裂法和其它非传统天然气开采技术中返排和钻出过程中所泄露的甲烷包含在了其计算中。

Mr. Howarth included methane losses associated with flow-back and drill-out processes in hydraulic fracturing and other unconventional gas drilling techniques.

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