Challenges for China’s Shale Gas Industry
Several factors stand in the way of shale development in China. Here is a list of factors that represent some of the fundamental challenges to the Development of China’s shale …
Course: Global Resource Politics: the Past, Present and Future of Oil, Gas and Shale
Global shale gas and tight oil production
Let’s look at the unconventional oil and gas production potentials of countries other than the US. The United States has access to significant shale resources. In the Annual Energy Outlook …
Key success factors for US shale
[US shale gas production] [US shale oil production] Natural gas production from shale gas and tight oil plays now makes up about half of the US total dry natural gas …
What is shale gas and tight oil?
Shale gas refers to natural gas that is found in shale sediments. Producing shale gas requires two types of technology. What are they?
The end of ‘easy oil’
Peak-oil theorists have argued that the half of world’s oil supply would be “easy oil,” while the other half would be “tough.” Do you agree that we are approaching the …
Decline in conventional natural gas reserves in the US
Between the mid-1960s and the mid-2000s, proved natural gas reserves in the United States fell by one-third, the result of restrictions on drilling and other supply constraints. Starting in the …
Peak-oil theory
The peak-oil theory holds that once the world’s oil supply has hit its maximum output, it would eventually decline. Do you think we have reached maximum worldwide output, or peak-oil? …
Why is the Price of Oil Falling?
Why is the price of oil falling? There are demand-side and supply-side explanations for current low oil prices. Besides supply and demand, the financial market development is also behind the …
The US shale revolution and low oil prices
Oil prices can have a huge impact on the global economy. In the decade of 2000s, high oil prices were derived as a whole particularly because new oil supplies could …
Summary of Week 1
Whatever the exact figure, Asia’s energy demand will rise faster than any other region – driven in large part by China, and to a lesser extent by India. Asia’s population …
The US shale revolution
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its 2012 forecast, helped bring shale oil production to global attention by stating that the US would be a net oil exporter by 2030. …
Shifting geopolitics of Asian energy
The changes in global energy consumption have reshaped the underlying context for energy geopolitics. Emerging importance of natural gas Countries throughout the region are seeking to expand the use of …
Geopolitics of Asian energy
The profound shift in Asia’s energy consumption patterns has triggered huge changes in global energy flows and the geopolitics surrounding energy. The fulcrum of world oil trade has shifted decisively …
Asia as a new demand center
Two thirds of new oil demand will come from Asia by 2035. China and India following Japan and Korea are leading massive energy consumption in the region. Southeast Asian countries …
Asia’s energy dilemmas
Emerging economies of Asia face an energy dilemma. Demand is soaring but so are the region’s greenhouse gas emissions. The energy-poor emerging economies pose both a threat and an opportunity …
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Global Resource Politics: the Past, Present and Future of Oil, Gas and Shale