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First oil shale mine in U.S. is coming to Utah
2013-12-24 21:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: As if we didn`t already have enough filthy, inefficient, unconventional oil-extraction techniques in use in North America, here`s one more: oil shale mining. A Utah company has received the go-ahead from the states water-quality department to begin operating the first commercial oil shale mine in North America. Oil shale is not to be confused with shale oil, or shale gas, or oil sands. So what the hell is it? "Contrary to its name," explains Western Resource Advocates, "oil shale contains...
Santos flows shale gas form Cooper basin in Australia
2013-12-23 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced the successful flow of shale gas from the Moomba-194 vertical shale gas well in Cooper basin, Australia.
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Mexico embraces shale. Has Europe missed the boat?
2013-12-22 08:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: In the UK, some investors would have us, or their clients, believe that the UK planning system is such an immutable force that it would prevent, now until the end of time, the development of any onshore oil and gas industry. Another side of the narrative is to reinforce the idea that shale is only a US phenomenon, one which we shouldnt worry our pretty little European heads with. The UK doesnt have a constitution of course, but a country that does is Mexico. Ive noted before that Texass...
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Can new land acquisition bill facilitate Indias shale gas progress?
2013-12-22 04:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Global Times: Heated debates on energy security are inevitable in an energy-thirsty nation like India, where the gap between supply and demand for energy resources is constantly growing. Domestic energy supply constraints mean India has ever increasing imports in the form of crude oil and coal. These strain the country's finances, and consequently the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas feels the need to dig deep to find untapped natural gas resources, in particular, non-conventional fuels like shale gas...
United Kingdom: Fracking protests head north as activists mass on proposed Manchester shale gas exploration sites
2013-12-21 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Gathered under the banner of Frack Free Greater Manchester, militant activists last week pledged to do everything they could to disrupt the search for new sources of energy. Portraying themselves as representing local opinion, they have been involved in a series of demonstrations around Manchester against test drilling by a number of companies which hope to begin commercial exploitation of shale oil and gas. But The Telegraph can reveal that the leading campaigners against "fracking' in the North...
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