CIRCUMSTANCES INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT AND END-USE OF NATURAL GAS FROM SHALE FORMATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

摘要

As a result of the expaned exploration, development and production of natural gas from the shale gas formation across the US have led USGS and EIA to greatly increase the likely production volumes from these formations. The expanded producion has led to considerable interest in domestic uses of the natural gas and export opportunities in the form of LNG. The growing list of regulatory, programmatic, legislative and public challenges to the continuing exploration, development and production of natural gas from the shale gas formations across the country and the export of the gas through LNG may have significant implications for these export opportunity. This paper will explore the most prominent challenges to this export option for the produced shale gas.