Regulating Water Security In Unconventional Oil And Gas

Author : Regina M. Buono,Elena López Gunn,Jennifer McKay,Chad Staddon
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030183424

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Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas by Regina M. Buono,Elena López Gunn,Jennifer McKay,Chad Staddon Pdf

This book addresses the need for deeper understanding of regulatory and policy regimes around the world in relation to the use of water for the production of ‘unconventional’ hydrocarbons, including shale gas, coal bed methane and tight oil, through hydraulic fracturing. Legal, policy, political and regulatory issues surrounding the use of water for hydraulic fracturing are present at every stage of operations. Operators and regulators must understand the legal, political and hydrological contexts of their surroundings, procure water for use in the fracturing and extraction processes, gain community cooperation or confront social resistance around water, collect flow back and produced water, and dispose of these wastewaters safely. By analysing and comparing different approaches to these issues from around the globe, this volume gleans insights into how policy, best practices and regulation may be developed to advance the interests of all stakeholders. While it is not always possible to easily transfer ‘good practice’ from one place to another, there is value in examining and understanding the components of different legal and regulatory regimes, as these may assist in the development of better regulatory law and policy for the rapidly growing unconventional energy sector. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach and includes chapters looking at water-energy nexus security in general, along with issue-focused and geographically-focused case studies written by scholars from around the world. Chapter topics, organized in conjunction with the stage of the shale gas production process upon which they touch, include the implications of hydraulic fracturing for agriculture, municipalities, and other stakeholders competing for water supplies; public opinion regarding use of water for hydraulic fracturing; potential conflicts between hydraulic fracturing and water as a human right; prevention of induced seismic activity, and the disposal or recycling of produced water. Several chapters also discuss implications of unconventional energy production for indigenous communities, particularly as regards sustainable water management. This volume will be of interest to scholars and students of energy and water, regulators and policymakers and operators interested in ensuring that they align with emergent best global practice.

Author : Ruven Fleming
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9781786433176

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Shale Gas, the Environment and Energy Security by Ruven Fleming Pdf

This pioneering and in-depth study into the regulation of shale gas extraction examines how changes in the constitutional set-ups of EU Member States over the last 25 years have substantially altered the legal leverage of environmental protection and energy security as state objectives. As well as offering the first formal assessment of the legality of fracking bans and moratoria, Ruven Fleming further proposes a new methodology for the development of legally sound regulation of new energy technologies in the context of the energy transition.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309474276

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Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development Pdf

Oil and gas well completion and stimulation technologies to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States have evolved over the past several decades, particularly in relation to the development of shale oil and shale gas. Shale oil and shale gas resources and the technology associated with their production are often termed "unconventional" because the oil and gas trapped inside the shale or other low-permeability rock formation cannot be extracted using conventional technologies. Since about 2005, the application of these technologies to fields in the U.S. have helped produce natural gas and oil in volumes that allowed the country to reduce its crude oil imports by more than 50% and to become a net natural gas exporter. The regional and national economic and energy advances gained through production and use of these resources have been accompanied, however, by rapid expansion of the infrastructure associated with the development of these fields and public concern over the impacts to surface- and groundwater, air, land, and communities where the resources are extracted. The intent of the first day of the workshop of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development was to discuss onshore unconventional hydrocarbon development in the context of potential environmental impacts and the ways in which the risks of these kinds of impacts can be managed. Specifically, the workshop sought to examine the lifecycle development of these fields, including decommissioning and reclamation of wells and related surface and pipeline infrastructure, and the approaches from industry practice, scientific research, and regulation that could help to ensure management of the operations in ways that minimize impacts to the environment throughout their active lifetimes and after operations have ceased. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : R. Quentin Grafton,Ian G. Cronshaw,Michal C. Moore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107120082

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Risks, Rewards and Regulation of Unconventional Gas by R. Quentin Grafton,Ian G. Cronshaw,Michal C. Moore Pdf

This book explains the drivers and implications of unconventional gas at regional, national and global scales with case studies and in-depth analyses.

Author : John Stolz,Daniel Bain,Michael Griffin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108800907

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Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves by John Stolz,Daniel Bain,Michael Griffin Pdf

The development of unconventional oil and gas shales using hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling is currently a focal point of energy and climate change discussions. While this technology has provided access to substantial reserves of oil and gas, the need for large quantities of water, emissions, and infrastructure raises concerns over the environmental impacts. Written by an international consortium of experts, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the extraction from unconventional reservoirs, providing clear explanations of the technology and processes involved. Each chapter is devoted to different aspects including global reserves, the status of their development and regulatory framework, water management and contamination, air quality, earthquakes, radioactivity, isotope geochemistry, microbiology, and climate change. Case studies present baseline studies, water monitoring efforts and habitat destruction. This book is accessible to a wide audience, from academics to industry professionals and policy makers interested in environmental pollution and petroleum exploration.

Author : Michael A. Long,Michael J. Lynch,Paul B. Stretesky
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800881136

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Handbook on Inequality and the Environment by Michael A. Long,Michael J. Lynch,Paul B. Stretesky Pdf

This innovative Handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of the complex relationship between inequality and the environment and illustrates the myriad ways in which they intersect. Featuring over 30 contributions from leading experts in the field, it explores the ways in which inequality impacts three of the most pressing contemporary environmental issues: climate change, natural resource extraction, and food insecurity.

Author : Jeannie Sowers,Stacy D. VanDeveer,Erika Weinthal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 873 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197515037

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The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Politics by Jeannie Sowers,Stacy D. VanDeveer,Erika Weinthal Pdf

'The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Politics' explores some of the most important environmental issues through the lens of comparative politics, including energy, climate change, food, health, urbanization, waste, and sustainability. The chapters delve into more traditional forms of comparative environmental politics (CEP) - the political economy of natural resources and the role of corporations and supply chains - while also showcasing new trends in CEP scholarship, particularly the comparative study of environmental injustice and intersectional inequities.

Author : Mikael Jantunen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 1629480851

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Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas by Mikael Jantunen Pdf

Author : Usman Ahmed,D. Nathan Meehan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781498759410

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Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources by Usman Ahmed,D. Nathan Meehan Pdf

As the shale revolution continues in North America, unconventional resource markets are emerging on every continent. In the next eight to ten years, more than 100,000 wells and one- to two-million hydraulic fracturing stages could be executed, resulting in close to one trillion dollars in industry spending. This growth has prompted professionals ex

Author : Vivek Bakshi
Publisher : Globe Law and Business Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Hydraulic fracturing
ISBN : 1905783809

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Shale Gas by Vivek Bakshi Pdf

With shale gas already heralded as a game changer in North American markets, what role will unconventional natural gas resources come to play in the global supply mix? Answering this question requires the examination of a unique set of challenges which the global petroleum industry finds itself facing today. Complex environmental, social and technical issues must be navigated for the development of safe and sustainable hydraulic fracturing practices to unlock the full potential of this unconventional resource. This guide will examine the issues around hydraulic fracturing in a practical and user-friendly manner. The practical new handbook will feature contributions from leading authorities in the field, including Guy Dayvault of Energy Deal Solutions, Jessica Davies and Rebecca Perkins of Allen & Overy and Michael Darowski of Hogan Lovells. Chapters cover key issues such as the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, including water use and disposal, natural gas pricing trends and operator issues, and coal seam gas and coal bed methane. Together, the contributions afford crucial insight into one of the youngest and fastest-moving areas of the natural gas industry. This guide will be an essential reference tool for natural gas producers, lawyers in private practice and in-house, energy industry advisers and end users worldwide, providing a practical and timely overview of the shale gas industry.

Author : Mark Nuttall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000921496

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The Shaping of Greenland’s Resource Spaces by Mark Nuttall Pdf

The book examines ideas about the making and shaping of Greenland’s society, environment, and resource spaces. It discusses how Greenland’s resources have been extracted at different points in its history, shows how acquiring knowledge of subsurface environments has been crucial for matters of securitisation, and explores how the country is being imagined as an emerging frontier with vast mineral reserves. The book delves into the history and contemporary practice of geological exploration and considers the politics and corporate activities that frame discussion about extractive industries and resource zones. It touches upon resource policies, the nature of social and environmental assessments, and permitting processes, while the environmental and social effects of extractive industries are considered, alongside an assessment of the status of current and planned resource projects. In its exploration of the nature and place of territory and the subterranean in political and economic narratives, the book shows how the making of Greenland has and continues to be bound up with the shaping of resource spaces and with ambitions to extract resources from them. Yet the book shows that plans for extractive industries remain controversial. It concludes by considering the prospects for future development and debates on conservation and Indigenous rights, with reflections on how and where Greenland is positioned in the geopolitics of environmental governance and geo-security in the Arctic. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental anthropology, geography, resource management, extractive industries, environmental governance, international relations, geopolitics, Arctic studies, and sustainable development.

Author : Mara Tignino,Raya Marina Stephan,Renée Martin-Nagle,Owen McIntyre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000730418

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Legal Perspectives on Bridging Science and Policy by Mara Tignino,Raya Marina Stephan,Renée Martin-Nagle,Owen McIntyre Pdf

Legal Perspectives on Bridging Science and Policy deals with the interaction of science and policy from a legal perspective. Expert contributors outline the role of law in water management and suggest solutions to make laws flexible and adaptive to changes in scientific knowledge and environmental, social and economic conditions. Each chapter addresses the topic with a different focus and offers an in-depth analysis of legal challenges related to the creation of interdisciplinary bridges, clarifying how science may be assimilated into decision-making processes and can thereby contribute to build evidence-based policies. Legal Perspectives on Bridging Science and Policy will be of great interest to scholars of water law, water governance and environmental law. This book was originally published in the journal Water International, as a special issue prepared by the International Association for Water Law (known as AIDA from its Spanish acronym https://www.aida-waterlaw.org), gathering selected papers dealing with law and governance from the XVI World Water Congress of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) (2017).

Author : Sarah O. Ladislaw,Lisa A. Hyland,David L. Pumphrey
Publisher : Center for Strategic & International Studies
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442224728

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Realizing the Potential of U.S. Unconventional Natural Gas by Sarah O. Ladislaw,Lisa A. Hyland,David L. Pumphrey Pdf

The ability to access and economically develop vast amounts of America’s unconventional natural gas resources, especially large shale gas formations, has altered our national view on energy and has subsequently changed the discourse at the federal, state, and local levels. Since 2008, when the economic viability of shale gas resources first became widely recognized, policymakers and industry leaders have worked to better understand the nature of this resource; the risks and opportunities associated with its production, transport, and use; and the potential strategic implications of the United States’ new energy reality. The paradox of the U.S. unconventional gas story is that the technologies and industry practices that made it possible have been decades in the making; the public policy and commercial landscape is vastly different from just a few years ago; and the story of this remarkable resource development is still in its infancy. In an attempt to capture the current state of play with respect to resource development, operational practices, risk identification and mitigation, impacts assessment and identify strategies that allow this valuable resource to be prudently developed, the CSIS Energy and National Security Program undertook this Unconventional Gas Initiative. Over the course of the past year, the authors were able—in concert with industry and nongovernmental organization (NGO) supporters—to work with a wide array of regulators, policymakers, environmental, industry and financial groups, academics and community stakeholders to capture the latest understanding of the unconventional gas development picture and develop themes and findings in the hope of facilitating an informed discussion on a path forward.

Author : Martin Siegert
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889716722

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Frontiers in Environmental Science – Editor’s Picks 2021 by Martin Siegert Pdf

Author : Nicole J. Wilson,Joanne Nelson,Sameer H. Shah,Leila M. Harris
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039215607

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Water Governance: Retheorizing Politics by Nicole J. Wilson,Joanne Nelson,Sameer H. Shah,Leila M. Harris Pdf

This republished Special Issue highlights recent and emergent concepts and approaches to water governance that re-centers the political in relation to water-related decision making, use, and management. To do so at once is to focus on diverse ontologies, meanings and values of water, and related contestations regarding its use, or its importance for livelihoods, identity, or place-making. Building on insights from science and technology studies, feminist, and postcolonial approaches, we engage broadly with the ways that water-related decision making is often depoliticized and evacuated of political content or meaning—and to what effect. Key themes that emerged from the contributions include the politics of water infrastructure and insecurity; participatory politics and multi-scalar governance dynamics; politics related to emergent technologies of water (bottled or packaged water, and water desalination); and Indigenous water governance.