On 11/03/2011, the Company Trofagas Hidrocarburos (now BNK Petroleum Inc.) was granted a licence for study the feasibility of a proposed fracking for a period of six years through the so-called Urraca Licence (BOE 11/03/2011). |
Description:
Basic Data
| Name of conflict: | Urraca Fracking Project by BNK Petroleum en Burgos, Spain |
| Country: | Spain |
| State or province: | Burgos |
| Location of conflict: | Medina de Pomar |
| Accuracy of location | MEDIUM (Regional level) |
Source of Conflict
| Type of conflict. 1st level: | Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice/Energy |
| Type of conflict. 2nd level: | Shale gas fracking |
| Specific commodities: | Water Crude oil Natural Gas Shale gas and oil Chemical products |
Project Details and Actors
| Project details | |
| Project area: | 94,815 |
| Level of Investment for the conflictive project | 20,000,000.00 |
| Type of population | Semi-urban |
| Affected Population: | 20,000 |
| Start of the conflict: | 2011 |
| Company names or state enterprises: | BNK Petroleum Inc. (BKX.TO) from United States of America |
| Relevant government actors: | Junta de Castilla y León Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Turismo Gobierno Vasco |
| Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: | Ecologistas en Acción Greenpeace España Amigos de la Tierra Eguzki http://ecologistasenaccion.org/article29977.html |
Conflict & Mobilization
| Intensity | MEDIUM (street protests, visible mobilization) |
| Reaction stage | PREVENTIVE resistance (precautionary phase) |
| Groups mobilizing: | Artisanal miners Farmers Indigenous groups or traditional communities Informal workers Local government/political parties Neighbours/citizens/communities Social movements Trade unions Women Recreational users Local scientists/professionals |
| Forms of mobilization: | Artistic and creative actions (eg guerilla theatre, murals) Objections to the EIA Public campaigns Street protest/marches Arguments for the rights of mother nature |
Impacts
| Environmental Impacts | Visible: Other Environmental impacts Potential: Air pollution, Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Noise pollution, Soil contamination, Soil erosion, Deforestation and loss of vegetation cover, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity, Global warming, Desertification/Drought, Fires, Genetic contamination, Waste overflow, Oil spills |
| Other Environmental impacts | induce earthquakes, affect Garoña Nuclear Power Plant |
| Health Impacts | Potential: Health problems related to alcoholism, prostitution, Accidents, Mental problems including stress, depression and suicide, Violence related health impacts (homicides, rape, etc..), Other environmental related diseases, Other Health impacts |
| Socio-economical Impacts | Potential: Displacement, Increase in violence and crime, Lack of work security, labour absenteeism, firings, unemployment, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures, Militarization and increased police presence, Social problems (alcoholism, prostitution, etc..), Land dispossession, Other socio-economic impacts, Specific impacts on women, Loss of landscape/sense of place, Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors, Loss of livelihood |
| Other socio-economic impacts | losses for the rural comunity and his economy |
Outcome
| Project Status | Proposed (exploration phase) |
| Conflict outcome / response: | Corruption Criminalization of activists Institutional changes Land demarcation Migration/displacement New legislation Application of existing regulations Project cancelled |
| Do you consider this an environmental justice success? Was environmental justice served?: | Not Sure |
Sources & Materials
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Meta information
| Contributor: | Asamblea contra el Fracking de Las Merindades (Burgos), [email protected] |
| Last update | 18/08/2019 |
| Conflict ID: | 1971 |
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