Nowadays the prolific Marcellus shale, thanks to safe, modern hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, has made the state one of the leading epicenters of
surging domestic natural gas production.
The government hopes to
revive domestic natural gas production with the technology that has transformed the energy picture in the United States — horizontal drilling into deep underground shale, and high - pressure injection of water, sand, and chemicals to create fissures in the rock to release the gas.
Instead of acknowledging this progress, the administration's piling on of new regulation could
hinder domestic natural gas production, potentially reducing supply and natural gas use that has played a leading role in reducing U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide to near 20 - year lows.
While many have warned that fracking has no long - term future in the UK, the government continues to explore the potential for
more domestic natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing.
Meanwhile, natural gas prices in the electric power sector (including supplemental gaseous fuels) for New York and nearby states have plummeted thanks to
surging domestic natural gas production — one of the hallmarks of the U.S. shale energy revolution:
Other factors that have significantly contributed to reduced U.S. carbon emissions are the recent new growth in
domestic natural gas production - consumption and EPA regulations that have restricted new coal power plant construction.
U.S. dry natural gas production was up almost 7 % from January through May of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, so natural gas injections have not shifted lower due to a downturn in
domestic natural gas production.
Domestic natural gas production has risen more than 25 percent since 2008 thanks to our industry's innovations, and natural gas reserves are up more than 25 percent as well.
The IEO2017 Reference Case projects that China's
domestic natural gas production will reach 39 Bcf / d by 2040, driven primarily by the development of shale gas resources.
A new estimate from the International Energy Agency says that 2014 - 2018
domestic natural gas production will increase thanks to expanded hydraulic fracturing.