Shale gas: Analysis of its role in the global energy market

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 460-468

  Melikoglu, Mehmet ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Natural gas; Production projections; Resource potential; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POWER MARKETS; SHALE; SHALE GAS;

ANNUAL AVERAGE; GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET; METHANE EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS PRICE; NATURAL GAS RESERVES; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; RESOURCE POTENTIALS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS;

PROVEN RESERVES;

EID: 84902113478     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.002     Document Type: Review

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