View from the UK as the shale gale begins to blow

摘要

International interest in the potential of the emerging UK shale gas sector is mounting, along with public controversy, with early activity finally under way. Interest and activity are gathering momentum in the emerging UK shale gas sector, with Cuadrilla Resources looking beyond its existing Bowland basin assets in northwest England and setting its sights on a recently spudded shale well south of London in the Weald basin in West Sussex. In addition to Cuadrilla's firm drilling plans in these areas, recent political maneuvering also has flagged the northeast of England, as well as London, as likely prime fracturing locations. As a result, the shale gas industry is starting to feature heavily in the wider media and catch the public's attention.