NSW extends CSG fracking ban

Government of New South Wales has extended the ban on fracking process used in coal seam gas (CSG) mining till Aptil next year.

Earlier this week, a federal parliament Senate committee put out an interim report on CSG mining, recommending a moratorium on all future CSG projects until further research is carried out.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process by which miners inject water or other fluids into cracks in rock to extract gas and/or oil.

The extended moratorium was scheduled to end on December 31.