An essential guide to Hydraulic Fracturing and US shale

Oct. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Looking back, it is easy to understand why shale gas was described by BP's former chief executive Tony Hayward as the "game changer" in energy supply. Companies across the globe have got billions of dollars riding on its success and so far it seems they may well be on to a winner.

Shale gas appears to answer the oil industry's call for an accessible, plentiful energy source just as the challenges surrounding more familiar alternatives intensifies. In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon disaster reminded the whole world of just how dangerous searching for oil and gas can be. There is no denying regions like Alaska, Greenland and the South Atlantic boast potentially lucrative oil reserves. But when a problem occurs in such remote locations, so deep under the sea's surface, the risks can simply be too high. In terms of electricity production, shale gas is cleaner than coal or oil and a raft of new drilling techniques make it easier to reach than ever.



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