Shale's ripple effect goes global

摘要

Shale has been making the biggest noise heard in the oil and gas industry for some time, with North America's pioneering role to the fore. But a global picture is starting to emerge. The rest of the world has been watching with interest and envy as the US and Canada have hit the ground running with their efforts to access huge shale reserves in a remarkably quick and efficient fashion. Despite the public debates still swirling around the use of hydraulic fracturing, the amount of gas and unconventional oil being recovered From major shale formations such as the Barnett, Marcellus. Haynesville. Bakken, Eagle Ford. Utica, Mississippi Lime, and other areas is astonishing, as is the level of drilling activity required. US oil production from shale has grown to more than 300.000 b d since 2000 and could reach 3 MMb/d by 2020.