British Gas owner Centrica in talks to buy shale fracking stake
Centrica in talks with leading fracking company over purchase of stake in Bowland shale in north-west England
The British Gas owner Centrica is in talks with Britain's leading fracking company about buying a stake in its most promising acreage just months after playing down the prospects for shale gas. Sources...
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