China’s shale gas sector suffered a setback last week as local residents blamed fracking for three earthquakes in two days in Sichuan province that killed two people and left a dozen injured.
Three earthquakes struck Rongxian county, located about 170 km south of Sichuan’s provincial capital of Chengdu, in late February, with local magnitudes of 4.3-4.9, according to the county government. In total, more than 13,000 people were affected with economic losses amounting to RMB 13.99 million ($2.06 million). All fracking operations had...
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