States Push For Disclosure Over Hydrofracking
State governments are increasingly flexing their regulatory muscle and mandating increased transparency around hydrofracking to allay public fears.
Articles Tagged "shale gas"
2011 Gas Market Trends
Compared to oil, gas has been rather low-key so far in 2011.
SEC Subpoenas Shale Gas Drillers Over Production Claims
Controversy surrounding a New York Times series arguing that the shale gas industry is misleading investors has drawn the SEC into the fray.
How Shale Gas Might Transform the Energy Markets
Uranium Stocks reports on a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) about global shale gas potential.
Junior Companies Leading in Unconventional Oil and Gas
The potential of unconventional oil and gas, and the junior companies that are pioneering cutting edge technologies in the emerging sector, topped the energy agenda at the World Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver.
Shale Gas in New Brunswick
New Brunswick Premier David Alward concluded a meeting with Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe in Washington, D.C., with a rekindled desire to take a deeper look at shale gas development in New Brunswick. Three New Brunswick cabinet ministers recently flew to Arkansas to examine the state's handling of the shale gas industry.
French Shale Gas Assets
Total began searching for a new joint venture partner to take a share of a shale gas exploration permit in France. The zone covered by the French permit obtained in March 2010, could contain up to 2,380 billion cubic meters of gas, this amount estimated by multiplying the average gas level in the area by the surface area.
Polish Shale Gas
Poland’s reserves of shale gas may be as much as 3 trillion cubic meters, according to estimates by geologists and energy consultants, potentially making the country a net exporter of gas and reducing Europe’s dependence on Russia.
Fueling Oil and Gas Investment
Last month news reports out of China surfaced that the nation might see its natural gas supply fail to meet 35 percent of the demand in 2011, and the shortage could persist through 2021.
European Roadblocks for Shale Gas Extraction
The comparatively high population density of Europe could mean that shale production will run into local opposition because of the way drilling might disrupt communities, and the way that prohibitions could target the pollution associated with drilling processes.
