FROM AEC: NEW STUDY CLAIMS U.S. SHALE GAS QUANTITIES GROSSLY EXAGGERATED

摘要

The American Energy Coalition reported that U.S. government estimates of the amount of natural gas that can be extracted by tracking may be far too optimistic, according to a new study by the University of Texas at Austin and reported by OilPrice.com. Researchers at UT's Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering report that natural gas extraction from shale will peak around 2020, which is 20 years sooner than the federal government has predicted. These predictions are very important to consumers, many of whom have chosen natural gas for home heating because they believed the U.S. was sitting on a secure, long-term supply.