Let’s talk about another unconventional energy source: oil shale, which will be discussed this week by the House Natural Resources Committee as it considers legislation to promote access to U.S.

The US EIA has released a 350 page report (51 MB PDF Download) assessing the world shale gas resources (for 32 selected nations). While the huge US shale gas bonanza is well known, the wealth of shale ...

Oil shale contains a massive energy resource that potentially can contribute greatly to the world’s energy supply. This resource occurs worldwide, with the Western US having the largest amounts. When ...

The U.S. government’s Energy Information Agency (EIA) is a treasure trove of useful data for those willing to navigate its less than friendly website. The most interesting report to show up on the ...

Incoming President Donald Trump and his team have suggested that by expanding drilling, oil production might rise by 3 million barrels/day (mb/d), bringing down prices and thus U.S. inflation. This is ...

Shale production on a significant scale arose quite recently and is so far limited to the US with gas having a few years' lead on oil. Fig. 1 reveals that shale has already had a significant impact on ...

According to a recent presentation, small changes in a couple of key assumptions can greatly alter the magnitude of estimates for potential resources. Maybe you've seen the advertisements from various ...

New Brunswick has an important choice to make regarding shale development – but contrary to what anti-shale activists would have people believe, this is not a decision between having economic growth ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... GARFIELD COUNTY — The ramshackle collection of wellheads and electric cables hidden in a pine-covered draw west of Rifle doesn’t look like much now, but ...

A leading UK shale gas explorer has said estimates of its resources in north-west England are considerably higher than previously thought and could meet gas consumption in Britain for decades. Studies ...

The survey, which was ­contracted by the US Energy ­Information Administration, (EIA) looked at 48 prospective ­basins in 32 countries outside the the US, found that 70 shale formations likely contain ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. HAIXI, CHINA - MARCH 28: Aerial view of test platforms for exploiting shale gas in the ...