Oil shale is rock containing deposits of oil and is pictured here burning.Energy Crisis Is Postponed As New Gas Rescues The World -- L.A. Times
Engineers have performed their magic once again. The world is not going to run short of energy as soon as feared.
America is not going to bleed its wealth importing fuel. Russia's grip on Europe's gas will weaken. Improvident Britain may avoid paralysing blackouts by mid-decade after all.
The World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires last week was one of those events that shatter assumptions. Advances in technology for extracting gas from shale and methane beds have quickened dramatically, altering the global balance of energy faster than almost anybody expected.
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My Comment: I still do not know the economics behind this technology, but it does give an indication of what is possible ... and what we certainly hope for. The Geo-political implications behind this development can be staggering.
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