Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
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Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources

  1. 317 pages
  2. English
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Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources

About this book

The chapters in this volume represent the latest thinking on the development and exploration of unconventional energy resources in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa and shed light on its potential and future prospects in these respective regions. The diversity of thinking about the "shale revolution" is also evident in our case studies. Throughout many countries in Europe for example, there is a strong preference for investment in renewable sources of energy over the fossil fuels. In addition to environmental concerns, the falling price of renewables, have also made them more attractive financially. Consequently, global investment in renewables is outpacing that of fossil fuel two to one. Watching this trend, in 2017, the Chinese government has pledged to invest $360 billion on renewable energy. This would make China the largest investor in development of renewables in the world. Other obstacles to development of shale oil and gas in other parts of the world include, lack of adequate shale resources (Africa), the abundance of conventional energy resources (Middle East and North Africa), high cost of production (Russia, China, Japan) and political opposition to hydraulic fracturing (France and Poland). Despite these sentiments the economic imperatives (providing employment) also play a significant role in determining the future prospects for unconventional energy resources globally.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
  3. Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1
  8. Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
  9. Chapter 2
  10. The Miracle of the US Shale Experience
  11. Chapter 3
  12. Midland, Texas
  13. Chapter 4
  14. Eastern US Shale Development
  15. Chapter 5
  16. The International Impact of the Shale Revolution
  17. Chapter 6
  18. Facets of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Canada1
  19. Chapter 7
  20. The Socio-Legal Dimensions of the Development of Unconventional Petroleum in Australia
  21. Chapter 8
  22. Unconventional Energy in Europe
  23. Chapter 9
  24. Development of Shale Oil and Gas in Russia
  25. Chapter 10
  26. The Nascent Nonconventional Hydrocarbon Industry of Latin America
  27. Chapter 11
  28. China and Japan’s Pursuit of Unconventional Fuels
  29. Chapter 12
  30. Outlook for Shale Gas Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
  31. Chapter 13
  32. Unconventional Energy in Africa
  33. Chapter 14
  34. The Environmental Impact of Unconventional Fuels
  35. Bibliography
  36. Index
  37. Contributors