Today the government published the British Geological Survey's assessment of the 'gas in place' in the Lancashire shale. Here we ask what it would mean to extract 10% of that gas - as some are suggesting.
See also:
Data sheet: Which constituencies are affected?
Guest post: What do the estimates mean?
Hype check: Six reasons not to drink the fracking kool-aid
Map: Who owns the shale rights in your area?