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After consulting a panel of experts for months, Mexico plans to launch the exploration of gas and shale oil deposits using the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing. Already used to extract oil in the state of Veracruz, it is a source of nuisance and pollution for the inhabitants, but the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum seeks at all costs to achieve energy self-sufficiency and reduce its dependence on the United States.
After consulting a panel of experts for months, Mexico plans to launch the exploration of gas and shale oil deposits using the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing. Already used to extract oil in the state of Veracruz, it is a source of nuisance and pollution for the inhabitants, but the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum seeks at all costs to achieve energy self-sufficiency and reduce its dependence on the United States.
