It is only available since the 90s and it was invented by George P. Mitchell from Texas to solve the largening consumption of natural gas in the United States. The US is the biggest natural gas consumer in the world, even though the country does not have many reservoirs. And that is the biggest advantage: with hydraulic fracturing, we have more available reservoirs all over the world, delaying the date when we will run out of fossil fuels.
A disadvantage is, however, that fracking has a big environmental impact. Natural habitats can collapse because of the high amount of water that is used. And wastewater can be also dangerous for the environment. Yet we are only making tiny steps on the way to a greener future, producing shale gas is inevitable to keep up the level of supply to the level of demand.
We are consuming more and more energy every year, and the renewable energy industry cannot produce enough power to supply our households and industrial facilities. In , the total amount of unproved technically recoverable reserves of shale gas was estimated at The largest estimated resources are in China In Europe the largest estimated reserves lie in Poland 4. Hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as fracking — is the process used to extract shale gas. We have a clean energy resource in the UK shale that is ready for development, and this can bring a wide range of benefits to the country.
UK shale can help to protect manufacturing and jobs by securing competitive secure energy and raw materials. INEOS is keen to be part of this development and we will be pursuing sensible opportunities to safely develop shale gas for the company and for the country.
Done properly, responsible shale gas extraction within a strict regulatory framework presents significant opportunity for the UK with minimal environmental impact.
Fossil Fuels. Nuclear Fuels. Acid Rain. Climate Change. Climate Feedback. Ocean Acidification. Rising Sea Level. Shale gas Figure 1. Shale gas drilling tower that drills into the Marcellus Shale Formation.
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