Risks, Rewards and Regulation of Unconventional Gas

A Global Perspective

R. Quentin Grafton, Ian G. Cronshaw, Michal C. Moore

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781107120082
• eBook ISBN:
  9781316870082
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Environmental Law
• Index: Law

The global energy transition from carbon-intensive to renewable fuels has increasingly demanded a better understanding of the causes and consequences of the rapid development of unconventional oil and gas. Focusing on key countries including the United States, Canada, China, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Australia, this book consists of case studies and in-depth analyses that weigh up the risks and rewards at regional, national and global scales. Explaining how and why unconventional fuels are transforming the global energy landscape, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are explored through a political, economic and governance-based perspective. Emphasis is placed on how to regulate the industry, encompassing local issues, stakeholder engagement and the social licence to operate. The new baseline studies and standards introduced in this book provide a timely insight into the trade-offs across the social, economic and environmental domains, making this ideal for researchers and policymakers in energy fields, and for graduate students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1 The Rise of Unconventional Gas: The Story So Far
• 2 Geopolitical Dimensions of Global Unconventional Gas Perspectives
• 3 Unconventional Gas Development in Asia-Pacific: Looking for Common Ground
• 4 Unconventional Hydrocarbons and the US Technology Revolution
• 5 Risks and Opportunities of Unconventional Natural Gas: Australia and the United States
• 6 Economics of Shale Gas in the United States
• 7 Unconventional Natural Gas in China
• 8 The Argentinian Approach for Developing Unconventional Gas Resources
• 9 Unconventional Gas in the United Kingdom
• 10 Alberta Natural Gas – Landlocked Largesse
• 11 Managing the Regulatory Risk of Unconventional Natural Gas
• 12 Regulation of Unconventional Gas in Colombia
• 13 Regulation of Unconventional Gas in India
• 14 Failure to Frack: Pitfalls of Governance and Risk in Polish Shale Gas
• 15 Unconventional Gas Regulation in Australia and the US: Case Studies of Four Jurisdictions
• 16 Regulation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons in Alberta, Canada
• 17 When Unconventional Becomes Conventional: Regulation of Natural Gas Development in British Columbia, Canada
• 18 Leading Practice Regulation for Unconventional Reservoir Development in South Australia
• 19 Best Practice for Community Engagement: Determining Who is Affected and What is at Stake
• 20 Managing the Impact of Coal Seam Gas Water Extraction in the Surat Basin
• 21 Whole-of-Landscape Assessment and Planning in the Management of Unconventional Gas Exploration and Production in Australia
• 22 Unconventional Energy in British Columbia: A Post-Tsilhqot’in View
• 23 Fugitive Emissions from Coal Seam Gas Production
• Appendix: Units
• Glossary and Acronyms
• Index