NATURAL GAS EXPLOITATION IN THE YUKON TERRITORY (PPT)

摘要

GDP, employment, tax, and royalty numbers in this report are preliminary Challenges to natural gas are stiff Diesel infrastructure is in place Some environmental groups believe switching from diesel isn’t going far enough Remote & challenging environment Basin availability could be better Export does not look promising right now with NA & global markets saturated with gas Nevertheless, The economic arguments for increased natural gas usage to replace diesel, made by government & industry, are compelling Strong environmental arguments– Natural gas represents significant GHG reductions compared to diesel Some basins, such as Liard, could become available soon Hydraulic fracturing – if ever acceptable in Yukon – could open up far greater volumes than discussed here