1. Principled Governance of Shale Resources
- Author:
- Aspen Institute
- Publication Date:
- 05-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Across the US there are a wide variety of opportunities to produce oil and natural gas. These opportunities have been greatly enhanced in recent years with the advent of directional drilling technology combined with hydraulic fracturing completion techniques, which have expanded the economically recoverable oil and natural gas reserves from shale resources. At the same time, the development and production of shale resources have posed real challenges and potential risks to public health and the environment. Considering both the benefits and the potential risks, every state must decide whether new oil and natural gas production should occur.
- Topic:
- Energy Policy, Oil, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Governance, Gas, and Productivity
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America