Oil drilling possible 'trigger' for deadly Italy quakes

Oil drilling possible 'trigger' for deadly Italy quakes
Rome (AFP) April 15, 2014 - Italy's Emilia-Romagna region on Tuesday suspended new drilling as it published a report that warned that hydrocarbon exploitation may have acted as a "trigger" in twin earthquakes that killed 26 people in 2012. The scientific report was commissioned after the quakes amid popular anger over alleged links to drilling activities, particularly an oil field, a gas storage facility and a geotherm ... morehttp://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Oil_drilling_possible_trigger_for_deadly_Italy_quakes_999.html