Uneven Energy Transportation Infrastructure Delaying Full Global Benefits Of Shale Gale

摘要

Increased natural gas utilization, and to a lesser extent oil development, is being hampered by a lack of market liquidity and spot pricing for the commodities both domestically and abroad. Roadblocks include insufficient pipeline connectivity in North America and into Europe, a dramatic lack of international energy infrastructure in Asia, and the regulatory and environmental delays that prevent the necessary investments from going forward. These roadblocks were a recurring topic of discussion at the 2013 IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston, earning comments from energy professionals from exploration, production, pipeline, manufacturing, LDCs and power generation disciplines.