MEXICO CITY, September 30 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is ready to share its experience in 'clean' oil production with Mexico, acting head of Russia's environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor for the Sakhalin region, Dmitry Belanovich, told RIA Novosti Tuesday.
"If Mexico's Ministry of Environment was to address us [on the subject of clean oil production technologies], we would gladly share our experience in the sphere," Belanovich said, adding that Russia "tries not to use technologies that seriously harm the environment."
According to Belanovich, the fracking method, used in shale gas extraction, is very harmful for the environment and should be avoided.
"It is recommended that technologies alternative to fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, are used, which are applied in different parts of the world. In Russia, various technologies are used, but all of them have to undergo examination by specialists at a government level before they can be applied anywhere," Belanovich noted.
Fracking is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock by drilling down into the ground and injecting water, sand and chemicals into the rock at high pressures, releasing gas to the head of the well.
It is a highly controversial method of shale gas extraction reported to be the cause of hazardous air and water pollution, as well as earthquakes, resulting from the process of injecting fracking solutions into the ground.
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