Fracking set to lose oil and gas price 'cushion' in 2016

Will Nichols
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Carbon Tracker Initiative says end of hedging in 2016 could spell trouble for company finances if commodity prices remain volatile

US shale gas and oil companies have largely been insulated from falling oil prices, but the threat level is set to soar next year, new research reveals. A study by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI)...

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