Other Unconventional Oil
In addition to the well-known gas shale plays like the Barnett, Haynesville, Marcellus, and Eagle Ford, and oil plays like the Bakken, there are perhaps dozens of smaller, less well-known resource plays, many of which are in the very early stages of exploration and development. Some of the plays are shale and others are tight gas or coalbed methane. Many are in the United States and Canada, but increasingly exploration and production companies are using modern drilling and production technology to develop natural gas and oil from unconventional subsurface formations in Europe and Asia. Doubtless, unconventional resources eventually will be exploited in Africa, South America, and Australia as well. What we call “unconventional” today will be considered “conventional” in time.
Other Unconventional Oil News
Beyond US border, Mexico primes shale potential
May 1, 2013
Oil production from 14 of the most active counties in the South Texas Eagle Ford shale reached 28 MMbbl in the last year. Gas production doubled from the previous year to 271 bcf, and for the same period, condensate tripled to 21 MMbbl, according to a March report from the Eagle Ford Task Force, which was established by the Texas Railroad Commission. |
FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS: International roundtable discusses pace of world's shale development
Mar 4, 2013
Exploration and development of oil and natural gas from shale plays could spread worldwide beyond the US and Canada faster than many people currently assume, participants at an International Energy Forum Roundtable concluded earlier this year. |
CSIS: Public acceptance key to US unconventional gas development
Feb 25, 2013
Public acceptance of unconventional natural gas development is a critical issue, and the ability to manage risks must be demonstrated, the Center for Strategic & International Studies said in a recent report. |
Ukraine, Shell sign unconventional gas agreement
Jan 25, 2013
Ukraine signed a production-sharing agreement with Royal Dutch Shell PLC for Ukrainian shale gas field Yuzivske as part of the government’s effort to reduce dependence on Russian gas. |
UK government lifts hydraulic fracturing ban
Dec 24, 2012
The UK government lifted a temporary moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, opening the way for exploration and development of unconventional natural gas just days after UK Chancellor George Osborne announced a push for gas development in his Autumn Statement. |
ExxonMobil sees gas displacing coal as world's No. 2 energy source
Dec 17, 2012
Natural gas appears likely to supplant coal as the world's second biggest energy source—after crude oil—by 2025, ExxonMobil Corp. said as it released its 2013 Energy Outlook. |
RPSEA advances 15 unconventional projects
Dec 10, 2012
The nonprofit Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) selected 15 proposals under the Unconventional Resources Program for negotiations leading to an award under its contract with the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory. |
IEA executive director tours South Texas Eagle Ford
Aug 27, 2012
Governments worldwide must work with industry to address legitimate public concerns about environmental issues if unconventional natural gas is to reach its global development potential, said Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency. |
Laricina eyes CSS for Grosmont development
Jul 11, 2012
Laricina Energy Ltd., Calgary, is considering cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) for early development of bitumen in the Upper Devonian Grosmont carbonate of Alberta on the basis of results at its Saleski pilot project. |
IHS: Unconventional gas supporting 1.4 million US jobs by 2015
Jun 25, 2012
Natural gas production from shale, coalbed methane, and tight sands is expected to support 1.4 million US jobs by 2015, said a new study released by IHS Global Insight. |
Watching Government: 'Golden Rules' for global gas
Jun 11, 2012
The International Energy Agency released a special unconventional gas report May 29 in London outlining "Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas." |
EPP, Anadarko, DCP to build DJ basin-Texas NGL pipeline
Apr 12, 2012
Enterprise Products Partners LP, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., and DCP Midstream LLC plan to build a natural gas liquids pipeline from the Denver-Julesburg basin in Weld County, Colo., to Skellytown, Tex., roughly 435 miles. |
Government energy help
Jan 30, 2012
Within the contradictory bravado about energy in US President Barack Obama's State of the Union Speech Jan. 24 hid raw material for a constructive point about governmental help in the development of energy technology.
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NETL seeks proposals to manage unconventional gas project impacts
Dec 22, 2011
The National Energy Technology Laboratory has issued a request for proposals to study ways to improve environmental performance for unconventional natural gas projects. |
ExxonMobil energy outlook expects growing unconventional gas role
Dec 9, 2011
Natural gas from shale and other unconventional sources will account for 30% of worldwide gas production by 2040, ExxonMobil Corp. said in its 2012 energy outlook. It projected a 30% increase in global energy demand from 2010 levels, but added that growth would be more than four times that amount without expected gains in efficiency. |
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