hydraulic fracturing; fracking
Technical term for injecting high-pressure fluid into underground rock to extract oil or gas. Also referred to as フラッキング.
See also: フラッキング
Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used for shale gas extraction.
Common katakana loanword for fracking; 水力破砕 is the native Japanese technical term.
Compound of 水力 (hydraulic power) and 破砕 (crushing, fracturing), likely a calque from English 'hydraulic fracturing'.