Global Delegates Visit US To Eye Up Shale
Days after a Global Shale Gas Initiative Conference held in Washington, DC where the United States pledged to help major economies such as China and India develop shale gas, the US State Department sponsored the visit of another group of international visitors who have their eyes on shale gas.
Representatives from Armenia, Bulgaria, China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Lithuania, Morrocco, Poland, Romania, South Africa, and Ukraine arrived in Williamsport, PA Tuesday to learn about shale gas development.
“Other countries want to develop their own shale gas deposits, but lack the experience needed to do it safe and efficiently,” David Goldwyn, coordinator for the State Department’s office on Internal Energy Affairs told the Sun Gazette. “The conference was held so we could teach them what they need to know.”
The delegates attended a luncheon hosted by Texas-based Chief Oil and Gas and then went on a bus tour of Chief gas operations in the eastern part of Lycoming County. The tour was moderated by company communications specialist Daria Fish, who attendees barraged with questions about shale gas development, including seismic testing, regulations, leases, landowner issues, pipelines and the financial viability of shale gas development, according to the paper.
“I think shale gas will be the future of energy in the world,” said Bahjat S. Aladwan, president of the Jordanian Geologists Association and Arab Geologists Union.
Aladwan said the technology needed to develop shale gas is new to his country, about half of which is over a shale deposit.
“I’m hoping we’ll be successful in producing that gas,” he told the Sun Gazette. “At the same time we are looking for support and help from the USA to develop the shale.”
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on August 27th, 2010. Filed under Shale Gas, Technology.
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