[thackney]

France has very little domestic natural gas production, and the French government banned the use of hydraulic fracturing to explore unconventional resources such as shale gas. French authorities project natural gas demand to remain stable or fall slightly through 2020. France imports natural gas through a variety of cross-border pipelines from the Netherlands, Norway, and Russia. France also imports liquefied natural gas at a number of ports from countries around the world, notably Algeria and Qatar. The power sector and industry sector have growing gas demand, while residential sector demand is starting to decrease, mostly because of efficiency gains, according to the International Energy Agency.

France, Country Analysis Note
http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=FR

[headstamp 2]

“Hollande added that there was a risk to groundwater due to the hydraulic fracturing techniques used and that “one sees a number of consequences of this in the United States”.

Idiot no nothing politician.

[thackney]

[Texas Eagle]

Hollande also joked: "What is shale gas? It is an Eldorado that just needs to be drilled?"

It is the end of the Middle East's grip on the world's balls.

Not that you have any, Monsieur Hollande.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Hollande added that there was a risk to groundwater due to the hydraulic fracturing techniques used

Which proves astoundingly enough that he knows even LESS about Science and Geology than he does about Economics.

[stinkerpot65]

Idiots. Then again, more money for Texas.

[PATRIOT1876]

Hollande, bringing energy technology back to the 18th century...

[PATRIOT1876]

“Let zhem put cake into wherever eet iz that they put zee gas.

No?”

~Hollande