This volume presents the reader with a comprehensive account of the development of shale oil and gas reserves globally. This study provides a comparative perspective that enables readers to situate the unique US experience in a broader global context and appreciate the limitations of reproducing it elsewhere in the immediate future.

• Cover
• Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
• Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1
• Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources
  • Contribution of this volume
  • Summary of chapters and the content of the book
  • Notes
• Chapter 2
• The Miracle of the US Shale Experience
  • Brief history of George Mitchell and Mitchell Energy
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 3
• Midland, Texas
  • Frack quakes
  • Midland: The Wolfberry Trend
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 4
• Eastern US Shale Development
  • Background of shale gas development in the eastern United States
  • Appalachian shale production trends
  • Water resources and environmental issues associated with shale gas development
  • Economic considerations of eastern shale gas extraction—new historic trends
  • Shale gas to market—the implications of midstream infrastructure
  • The move toward US LNG exports: The economic and policy impacts of shale gas in the global dialogue
  • Trends in next 3–5 years on siting facilities in North America
  • The rise of social media and the challenges of social license in the public policy energy debate
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 5
• The International Impact of the Shale Revolution
  • Trends in US oil production, demand, and trade
  • Impact on Saudi Arabia
  • The Saudi reaction
  • The impact of the Saudi action
  • The impact on OPEC
  • The impact on US foreign policy toward the Middle East
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 6
• Facets of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Canada1
  • Types of unconventional gas resources in Canada
  • Shale gas
  • Tight gas
  • Shallow biogenic gas
  • Regulatory agencies
  • Current state of the industry
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 7
• The Socio-Legal Dimensions of the Development of Unconventional Petroleum in Australia
  • Scope and methodology
  • Unconventional petroleum resources in Australia
  • Shale gas resources (SGR)
  • Development of CSG resources in Queensland
  • Regulation of east coast CSG
  • Central and Western Australia shale gas development
  • Environmental regulation
  • Harmonization of unconventional petroleum regulation in Australia
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 8
• Unconventional Energy in Europe
  • Unconventional energy in Europe: Reserve estimates and policy context
  • Reserves
  • Regulatory frameworks and political context
  • Economics
  • Poland
  • Regulatory governance and policy context
  • Prospects for commercial development
  • Germany
  • Regulatory governance and policy context
  • Prospects for commercial development
  • Romania
  • Regulatory governance and policy context
  • Prospects for commercial development
  • The United Kingdom
  • Regulatory governance and policy context
  • Prospects for commercial development
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 9
• Development of Shale Oil and Gas in Russia
  • Unconventional oil resources in Russia
  • Bazhenov formation
  • Other formations
  • Main limiting factors and impact of sanctions
  • Impact of the sanctions
  • Shale gas in Russia
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 10
• The Nascent Nonconventional Hydrocarbon Industry of Latin America
  • The energy mix and nonconventional fossil fuels potential of three key Latin American players
  • The regulatory-business environment, infrastructure constraints, and policies prevailing within two cross-border regional energy markets
  • Brazil’s ambition for developing its pre-salt resources
  • Will Argentina detonate the shale revolution of the southern cone?
  • Mexico’s current bet to develop resources from shallow and deep water
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 11
• China and Japan’s Pursuit of Unconventional Fuels
  • China
  • China’s shale oil and gas prospects
  • Japan’s energy needs and the pursuit of methane hydrates
  • Prospects for methane hydrate exploration in Japan
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 12
• Outlook for Shale Gas Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
  • Energy sector and economic statistics in the MENA region
  • Water scarcity and shale gas development
  • Focus on Algeria
  • Focus on Saudi Arabia
  • Focus on Iran
  • Focus on Morocco
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 13
• Unconventional Energy in Africa
  • Impact and promise of the US shale revolution
  • Unconventional energy in Africa
  • An opportunity for South Africa?
  • Current developments and the politics of energy
  • Conclusion: What future for unconventional energy?
  • Notes
• Chapter 14
• The Environmental Impact of Unconventional Fuels
  • To frack, or not to frack, that is the question
  • Water use
  • Fracking and earthquakes
  • Groundwater contamination
  • Methane and climate forcing
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Contributors