The challenge of shale to the post-oil dreams of the Arab Gulf

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-20

  Sultan, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas; GCC; Shale

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY; GCC; GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL; POLITICAL STABILITY; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RENEWABLE SOURCES;

ENERGY POLICY; GASES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; INVESTMENTS; OIL SHALE; SHALE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SHALE OIL;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY PLANNING; INVESTMENT; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84880325934     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.070     Document Type: Article

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