Sentences with phrase «on shale»

There's still much debate on the shale oil accessibility, but based on the successful development of a well in the state's northeast Weld County, Greeley city planners tentatively look toward a strong future of growth.

The UK has serious issues about energy security and they need to be considered in any debate on shale.

UKOOG and the GMB recently (8th June 2015) announced the agreement of a joint charter on shale gas, focusing on safety, skills and supply chain development.

New harassment and discrimination rules will come into effect this fall for lawyers in California [Big Law Business] US oil giant ConocoPhillips is set to sell its North Sea fields as it looks to concentrate its efforts on the shale opportunities available in its domestic market [Reuters] Is it the end for Barnes & Noble as Amazon triumphs?

Interestingly, France imposed an interim moratorium on shale gas extraction earlier this year, and may ban it entirely, after the government backed a draft bill that would outlaw the controversial process.

With all eyes on New York State's rumored upcoming moves on shale - gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a recent Washington Post op - ed by New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and fracking pioneer, George Mitchell, weighed in on the possibility of

May 11 (UPI)-- There may be certain members of OPEC acting as «tools» for a U.S. government looking to capitalize on shale oil momentum, Iran's oil minister said.

Private - sector deals like these will help enhance coooepration on shale gas development.

China's Environmental Protection Ministry has not conducted extensive studies on shale gas development, and Chinese journalists have recently begun traveling abroad to study our shale developments and learn from our experiences and concerns.

A moratorium on Underground Coal Gasification was put in place on 8 October 2015, separately from the ongoing moratorium on shale gas fracking and coalbed methane extraction.

«The last thing that Pennsylvanians need is another way for the oil and gas industry to capitalize on shale at the expense of their health and well - being,» the report concludes.

Below, Iraq war veteran Joshua Cannon is among the first Pennsylvanians to land a job on a shale gas rig.

While some gas and oil giants are pulling back from shale investments in order to reduce «stranded asset» exposure, it's worth noting that the shale gas giant ExxonMobil has been doubling down on shale gas, possibly with an eye toward supplying the gas - to - plastics market rather than the energy market.

mkantor, I'd be happy to comment on shale resources outside the US.

With all eyes on New York State's rumored upcoming moves on shale - gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a recent Washington Post op - ed by New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and fracking pioneer, George Mitchell, weighed in on the possibility of limited fracking in the state's Southern Tier.

Increased coal exports and emissions in Europe have been blamed on the shale revolution.

Mitchell Energy, rightly credited for pioneering shale gas fracking, was a medium - size firm in the oil and gas industry: big enough to invest substantial funds into R&D, but small enough as to have few alternatives other than to bet on shale.

In mid-2010, the World Energy Council published a comprehensive report on shale gas.

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

The effect is a moratorium on shale energy jobs, shale energy economic growth and shale energy revenue for state and local governments.

As the United States focuses more on shale gas reserves, India is expected to become the second largest coal consumer in 2017, ranking only behind China.

$ 100 billion per year is already spent on outages per year due to climate - related damages to grid infrastructure alone in the US; this will only increase as America becomes more dependent on shale oil and gas.

I should note that the $ 165.4 billion figure includes money spent on shale gas development.

We're committed to science - based climate pollution targets through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, and are the first state sitting on shale gas to ban fracking before drilling began.

Please read the full post and explore other output from the Nicholas School blog (including this excellent summary of a recent meeting on shale gas extraction).

For more, I encourage you to explore materials posted by Duke University in the wake of an incredibly informative public forum on shale gas earlier this month.

Added, Dec. 17, 9:30 p.m. Here's an excerpt from the Department of Health review of research on shale gas and illness, which found too many unresolved questions and plausible risks to endorse high volume hydraulic fracturing (abbreviated as HVHF in the report):

On her shale blog, Shanker builds links to useful background on the gas issue around the edges of her posts without ramming a particular view down one's throat.

For Mitchell, who passed away at age 94, broke the code on shale gas and launched the unconventional revolution in oil and gas.

These include the U.S. - China Oil and Gas Industry Forum and a U.S. - China initiative on shale gas that he negotiated while at the State Department, which has broadened into the Unconventional Gas Technical Engagement Program.

So much of the innovative work on shale gas was underwritten or led by federal agencies and laboratories, who later proved eager to share their results with George Mitchell in his quest to crack the Barnett shale in Texas.

Alex Crawley, one of the leading engineers working on shale gas for the Department of Energy, recalls his efforts derided as «Crawley's folly.»

Instead, she taught Emma to hunt for skullcap on the shale barrens beside the house, claiming the rugged landscape reminded her of Sicily.

On road tyres, and utilising the modes of the Off - Road Engineering package, the GLC navigated obstacles we'd never have thought possible, including 70 - degree inclines on shale and gravel, equally steep declines and sideways slopes as steep as 27 degrees.

A DNA test on a shale sample revealed hundreds of genera of microorganisms, including ones capable of decomposing organic materials within the shale and weakening it.

Some sort of national organization focused on shale gas should also be formed, the report says.

One of the major risks of dependence on shale gas is that wells» production drops off so sharply, Hughes says.

«As you look up, you see gray flat shale, impressions on that shale, or entire trees, or tree stumps....

Environmental Advocates of New York point to numbers that New Yorkers who live on shale formations are against fracking 47 - 43 percent.

Some of the more intense campaigns in the Southern Tier were framed as referendums on shale gas development.

Ed Davey has dismissed the prime minister's claim that fracking has potential to «drive energy bills down» in a speech on shale gas development.

From an eyewitness account of the Tuesday Town of Sanford Board meeting, we heard the following: «People speaking included those with land and with leases who had signed the petition asking for the resolution that was passed to be rescinded, for board members with conflicts of interest to recuse themselves from shale gas decisions, and for no resolutions on shale gas extraction to be passed without notifying the public a week in advance and allowing full participation.

Major issues during the 2015 legislative session included a severance tax on shale gas, pension reforms, liquor privatization, and judicial reforms.

in the Southern Tier, money will flow to landowners who won't get to cash in on shale gas exploration royalties, thanks to Cuomo's fracking ban;

The Continent has been very slow to move on shale gas, and the U.K. has only lately, and somewhat reluctantly, started to embrace fracking.

A South African environmental group renewed its call for a moratorium on shale - gas fracking, as the government moves closer to a decision on whether to allow the process opponents say imperils water quality.

An April 2011 moratorium placed on shale - gas exploration in South Africa ended in September 2012.

U.S. producers riding high on the shale boom are finally opening the floodgates to a wave of share buybacks that will return money to shareholders this year

China has cut resources tax on shale gas production by 30 percent from April 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, as the world's largest energy consumer aims to Continue Reading

The shale oil industry was scam by the big private equity funds who took a flier on the shale business because the bond market gave them access to dirt cheap capital thanks to the Fed's ZIRP.