Publié sur dans “Science”, langue – English. 6 pages.
Shale gas
Shale gas
The slow rise of global unconventional gas
The world has 7,300 trillion cf of shale to exploit. Development has been slow outside North
America, but momentum is building
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LACKPOOL, a down-at-heel resort
on England’s rainy northwest
coast, hardly feels like an energy
capital-in-the-making. In the UK, it is
famous for its tower, its tat and its
windswept pier.
But global renown may be on its
way. The area around Blackpool
probably holds 1,300 trillion cubic
feet (cf) of s Plus
