Major challenges for developing unconventional gas in Brazil - Will water resources impede the development of the Country[U+05F3]s industry?

Resources Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-71

  Camargo, Tathiany R Moreira de ^a,b   Merschmann, Paulo Roberto de C ^a   Arroyo, Eveline Vasquez ^a   Szklo, Alexandre ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Petroleum Agency   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Regulation; Unconventional gas; Water management

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SHALE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; REGULATION; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS RESOURCES; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

ENERGY USE; GAS SUPPLY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SHALE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; PARANA BASIN; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

EID: 84897953401     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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