Sentences with phrase «unconventional gas»

The greenhouse impact of unconventional gas for electricity generation.

As well, it is worth noting that few of the proposed unconventional gas wells will have a productive life span of more than 15 years.

The extraction of unconventional gas and oil poses a significant threat to the climate, the environment and to local communities.

Turning to the global picture, meeting our two - degree commitment in a cost - effective way means leaving all unconventional oil and 82 per cent of unconventional gas resources in the ground, according to the model.

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.

The most obvious change has been the renaissance of oil and gas production: the growth in unconventional gas production, alongside increased output of light tight oil, is making a substantial contribution to economic activity and competitiveness.

By the time Mitchell and Devon Energy combined to «crack the Barnett» in 2002, work on unconventional gas extraction had been underway for decades, tracing back to the oil embargo and even before that to the nuclear tests of the 1960s.

As Team Leader for Unconventional Gas on the Canadian Gas Potential Committee, he coordinated the publication of a comprehensive assessment of Canada's unconventional natural gas potential.

DeSmogBlog has also done an in - depth investigation on the environmental impacts of fracking in the Fracking the Future report, and found that the potentially devastating impacts from unconventional gas development on water supplies, air quality and the global climate deserve much greater study and scrutiny.

I support a legislative ban on all new conventional and unconventional gas projects in SA.

The United States will continue to grow as an important supplier of natural gas, projected to increase to 5.3 trillion cubic feet as unconventional gas plays such as the Marcellus Shale account for more than 50 percent of U.S. production by 2030, EIA said.

Unconventional gas development (UGD), characterized by advances in engineering, including horizontal drilling and high volume hydraulic fracturing, enables extraction of large amounts of fossil fuel from shale deposits at depths that were previously unapproachable [1].

The coalition has made the exploitation of Britain's unconventional gas reserves a top priority, offering tax breaks to shale developers and promising big benefits to communities that host shale drillers.

The paper shows that the highest greenhouse gas emissions are caused by unconventional gas supplied via LNG infrastructure.

4th IEA Unconventional Gas Forum examines Latin America's production prospects Argentina's Energy and Mines Minister addresses government and industry policy makers from around the world at Buenos Aires event 21 April 2016

Second, the U.S. will approach energy self - sufficiency as domestic energy demand ceases to grow, due in part to energy efficiency measures, and as new unconventional gas and oil projects cause domestic energy supply to surge.

Lakes Oil, part - owned by billionaire Gina Rinehart, has been a vigorous opponent of a ban on unconventional gas exploration in Victoria, and Mr Tonkin said it was similarly bad policy in South Australia.

GEA [9] suggests the possibility of > 15,000 GtC unconventional gas.

But it's also being driven by advancing technology that's unlocking unconventional gas supplies in Queensland (coal seam gas) as well as Western Australia's Northwest Shelf gas supplies (through advances in offshore drilling).

North American experience shows unconventional gas - notably shale gas - can be exploited economically.

MELBOURNE (Reuters)- The state of Victoria plans to ban shale and coal seam gas fracking in what would be Australia's first permanent ban on unconventional gas drilling, citing the concerns of farmers and potential health and environment risks.

J David Hughes has studied the energy resources of Canada and the US for four decades, including 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada as a scientist and research manager, where he headed unconventional gas and coal research.

Mr Koutsantonis three months ago urged oil and gas companies to come to South Australia and invest after the Victorian Labor Government led by Premier Daniel Andrews imposed a permanent ban on exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas in Victoria.

We are consulting on new tax incentives for shale gas and announcing the creation of a single Office for Unconventional Gas so that regulation is safe but simple.

If you look at unconventional gas production, we will have vast volumes of natural gas available for the next 25 years at very low prices.»

Hospitalizations for heart conditions, neurological illness, and other conditions were higher among people who live near unconventional gas and oil drilling (hydraulic fracturing), according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University published this week in PLOS ONE.

Germany's ability to produce power from unconventional gas remains uncertain.

ExxonMobil bought unconventional gas producer XTO Energy in 2009 and the companies merged in 2010.

«We are highlighting unconventional gas because it is a contemporary problem for us in upstate New York, and because there is a big difference between developing gas from an unconventional well and a conventional well, for the mere reason that unconventional wells are bigger,» Ingraffea said.

According to Slate, the US DOE subsidized George P. Mitchell's Mitchell Energy «to drill its first horizontal wells, covering any costs beyond a typical vertical well, and the federal government provided unconventional gas tax credits.

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Following bipartisan passage of the Victorian moratorium on onshore gas developments, federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg called on all governments to support unconventional gas.

First, more than thirty years of government funding for unconventional gas research, demonstration, and tax credits have contributed to a glut of cheap natural gas, making everything from solar to wind to nuclear uncompetitive, at least in the near - term, while also driving America's shift from coal to gas.

It features two new cases: a Golden Rules Case, in which the highest practicable standards are adopted, gaining industry a «social licence to operate»; and its counterpart, in which the tide turns against unconventional gas as constraints prove too difficult to overcome.

Natural gas is poised to enter a golden age, but this future hinges critically on the successful development of the world's vast unconventional gas resources.

Energy and Mines Minister Juan José Aranguren of Argentina opened the forum, which addressed the nature and extent of regional unconventional gas resources and debated policies to enable development.

«Safely» exploiting unconventional gas was again called into question recently after the release of an Environmental Protection Agency report stating that fracking had poisoned water supplies.

The assessment of transportation impacts from developing unconventional gas coincides with the NYSDEC's July release of its preliminary revised recommendations [pdf] on the environmental impacts from high - volume fracking to develop the Marcellus Shale.

ABlawg.ca A farmee that spuds in the test well has the right to a default notice Case commented on: EOG Resources Canada v Unconventional Gas Resources Canada Operating Inc., 2013 ABQB 105 (MC) This decision interprets the default clause (Article 13) of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen's (CAPL) Farmout and Royalty Procedure.

The U.S. should pursue policies that encourage the development of such a market, integrate energy issues fully into the conduct of U.S. foreign policy and promote sharing of know - how for strategic global expansion of unconventional gas production.

Over half of the unneeded LNG capex analysed relates to unconventional gas projects — like shale, tight gas and coal bed methane — in the United States and Canada.

In this more recent case of largesse, the mayor will give Environmental Defense Fund $ 6 million to carry out the «strategy of securing strong rules and developing industry best practices in the 14 states with 85 percent of the country's unconventional gas reserves.»

It's been a decade since the start of the Marcellus Shale gas boom in Pennsylvania, and today more than 10,000 unconventional gas wells dot the state's hills and valleys.

Overall, environmental and ecologic threats posed by unconventional gas extraction are uncertain because of limited research, however evidence for groundwater pollution on both local and river basin scales is a major concern [165].

In subsequent years, the WEO has addressed various facets of the nexus: the WEO Special Report Redrawing the Energy - Climate Map in 2013 looked at energy infrastructure and climate resiliency; while the World Energy Outlook 2015 assessed the impact of water scarcity on coal - fired power plants in India and China as well as water requirements of unconventional gas production.

I support a legislative ban on all new unconventional gas and fracking projects in SA.