Sentences with phrase «shale gas potential»

(Estimates of shale gas potential vary from 22 to 55 Tcm.)

China is believed to have sizable shale gas potential but, like in many countries, this potential is not yet well understood.

Under a new Shale Gas Initiative, the U.S. and China will «use experience gained in the United States to assess China's shale gas potential, promote environmentally - sustainable development of shale gas resources, conduct joint technical studies to accelerate development of shale gas resources in China, and promote shale gas investment in China through the U.S. - China Oil and Gas Industry Forum, study tours, and workshops.»

A presentation on New York shale gas potential will be held later today at The Foothills Performing Arts Center at 24 Market Street, Oneonta.

Not exact matches

Goldman Sachs has downgraded its estimations for oil prices for this year, citing a potential rise in shale gas production, new projects and OPEC restrictions.

Adam Sieminski, head of the department's Energy Information Administration, said: «Today's report indicates a significant potential for international shale oil and shale gas, though the extent to which technically recoverable shale resources will prove to be economically recoverable is not yet clear.»

On the shale revolution, the report concedes that energy prices for U.S. businesses might well rise if Washington decides to lift an old prohibition to export natural gas to countries who haven't signed a free trade agreement with the U.S. (which includes Japan and China, among America's best potential customers.)

«However, shale gas has huge potential in the UK, and is an opportunity to develop a new, homegrown energy source that would displace foreign imports and create tens of thousands of jobs.

Calling the rejection «disappointing,» the British energy minister, Andrea Leadsom, said in a statement that «shale gas has huge potential in the U.K. and is an opportunity to develop a new, homegrown energy source that would displace imports and create thousands of jobs.»

Third, the advent of shale gas and its widespread geographic distribution suggest the potential for global gas trade rather than the series of regional markets that exist today in Asia, North America and Europe.

However, given the company's strong balance sheet, future growth plans, and the strong long - term potential future of America's shale oil and gas production, I remain bullish on frac sand producers in general, and US Silica specifically.

The shale gas industry is on the cusp of moving into the mainstream - and the potential economic benefits are huge.

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.

The outgoing Liberal Democrat party president, viewed by many as a potential future party leader, has cast further doubt over his party's ongoing commitment to shale gas extraction by repeating his concerns.

The Government's decision to allow exploration of potential shale gas reserves to proceed has been welcomed by engineers, who say it could have major environmental benefits.

Riverkeeper is actively involoved in litigation, advocacy, and public education surrounding the issue of shale gas extraction and related infrastructure, particularly because of the potential impacts on New York State's drinking water supplies.

«I want to see proper environmental safeguards and generous community benefits for the areas where fracking will take place, but does my right hon. Friend agree that shale gas has the potential not only to lead an industrial renaissance in this country but to play a serious part in dealing with fuel poverty?»

Increased shale - gas production created a boom in some parts of the country but has also led to concerns over potential contamination of drinking water and possible human health impacts related to hydraulic fracturing.

Given those concerns and the ongoing shift to shale gas, Miller and her colleagues felt it was important to place into proper context the potential human health impacts of shale gas relative to coal.

Concerns over hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas extraction method that injects millions of gallons of freshwater and chemicals into shale, have largely focused on potential impacts on water quality.

«These findings are particularly relevant to the shale gas industry as extraction of shale gas has the undesired potential effect of induced seismic events activating a nearby fault.»

The two reported that 80 percent of the potential area to store CO2 underground in the United States could be restrained by shale and tight gas development.

Working closely with a global network of leading scientists and institutions, ReFINE focuses on researching the potential environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and oil exploitation.

«The currently available evidence indicates that the potential risks to public health from exposure to emissions associated with the shale gas extraction process are low if operations are properly run and regulated,» said John Harrison, director of PHE's center for radiation, chemical and environmental hazards.

In a review of the potential health impact of fracking, which involves the pumping of water and chemicals into dense shale formations to push out gas and oil, Public Health England (PHE) said any health impacts were likely to be minimal.

In 2013, we brought together scientists to discuss the challenges in environmental monitoring across the energy sector, including those working in the nuclear industry and researchers examining the potential risks around shale gas extraction.

Given that this gas rush has been lent credibility by some sectors of academia, it is good that you bring up the topic of potential conflicts of interest in academia related to the issues surrounding shale gas.

While the report examines a range of energy sources, the centerpiece of «Drill, Baby, Drill» is a critical analysis of shale gas and shale oil (tight oil) and the potential of a shale «revolution.»

Opponents of expanded gas drilling have coined the term «frackademia» for university research on the potential impacts of the boom in shale gas drilling that involves industry money or experts with industry ties.

A simple top - down analysis, based on global scale changes in carbon dioxide and methane, provides some insight into the potential impact of U.S. shale gas production and displacement of coal on global climate.

This technology holds great potential to lower the «dread to risk ratio» surrounding the hydraulic fracturing process, in which water with traces of other substances is injected into a well at high pressure to fracture deep shale layers holding the gas.

Meanwhile, shale gas «fracking» and the potential recovery of methane hydrates from the ocean floor demonstrate that there is a great deal of R&D left to do in the fossil fuel sector.

They compared estimated emissions for shale gas, conventional gas, coal (surface - mined and deep - mined) and diesel oil, taking into account direct emissions of CO2 during combustion, indirect emissions of CO2 necessary to develop and use the energy source and methane emissions, which were converted to equivalent value of CO2 for global warming potential.

There could be as much as 2,600 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas available domestically.63 The U.S. currently uses approximately 22 tcf per year.64 If the shale deposits meet their potential, these finds will certainly help accelerate the retirement of coal power plants and reduce our dependence on foreign oil and our foreign exchange imbalance.

``... shale gas offers no meaningful potential as even a transition fuel.

It also calls for a higher EU energy efficiency target, expanding energy efficient policies, rapid reform of EU carbon markets and caution when assessing shale gas's potential contribution to the energy mix.

It says the EU has yet to evaluate the potential of shale gas and has only «limited» exploration experience.

Palmer believes there are four major drivers for changing basis differentials: changes in supply from shale gas development, the potential growth in liquefied natural gas shipments, planned Gulf Coast chemical plant investments, and swelling exports to Mexico.

[10], [11] Recognizing the potential health and environmental impacts on local water sources, the EPA is studying water impacts of hydrofracking on gas shale production.

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Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist (winner of the Hayek prize), will speak on the potential for shale gas.

The day prior Quebec's environmental review board released a report finding that there are «too many potential negative consequences to the environment and to society from extracting natural gas from shale rock deposits along the St. Lawrence River.»

The first looked at the overall prospects for unconventional gas in a low gas - price environment; the second detailed the outlook for Argentina; the third examined social and environmental aspects; and the concluding session considered the potential implications of shale gas for regional energy use, trade and infrastructure.

Furthermore, if the natural gas is sourced from unconventional shale sources, potential methane emissions «may add a further 25 % to its carbon intensity.»

The Energy Commission will continue to monitor the potential environmental impacts associated with shale gas extraction, including carbon footprint, volume of water use and risk of groundwater contamination, air pollution, and potential chemical leakage.

To follow - on to my post from yesterday, I want to highlight a video put together by the folks at Energy in Depth that notes the amazing potential for natural gas from shale to lower CO2 emissions.

While natural gas production from shale formations has significantly increased domestic production, there is ongoing investigation of potential environmental concerns related to shale gas development, including carbon emissions and possible groundwater contamination.

«I passionately believe that there is big potential for fracking and unconventional gas in Britain, which has some shale reserves that could make a real difference,» said Cameron, the keynote speaker at the American Fuel and Petrochemicals Manufacturers annual conference in San Antonio.

According to the IEA, the economical extraction of shale gas more than doubles the projected production potential of natural gas, from 125 years to over 250 years.

Coming on the heels of news of «vast reserves» of shale gas in England, opponents of fracking are highlighting the potential threat the natural gas extraction method could pose in another area of the nation — this time to