Unconventional Gas in the United Kingdom

Risks, Rewards and Regulation of Unconventional Gas: A Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 167-196

  Bradshaw, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85033715027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/9781316341209.011     Document Type: Chapter

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