Global scramble for natural gas and the role of unconventional gas resources

摘要

Osim u Sjevernoj Americi i Europi, prirodni plin nije privlačio toliko pozornosti koliko nafta, ali situacija se brzo mijenja. Prirodni je plin sada postao roba i može se, slično nafti, prevoziti iz udaljenih krajeva do gladnog tržišta. Ojačana gospodarstva u kombinaciji s velikim izvorima prirodnog plina i još većim izvorima nekonvencionalnog plina mijenjaju svjetsku trgovinu ugljikovodicima. Već se sada iskorištavaju mnoga ležišta nekonvencionalnog plina.%Except for North America and Europe, natural gas has not held as much attention as oil but that is rapidly changing. Natural gas has now become a commodity and, like oil, can be shipped from distant shores to hungry markets. Improved economics combined with huge natural gas resources and still larger unconventional gas resources are in the process of changing world hydrocarbon trading. Many unconventional gas deposits are already exploited commercially.