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10 - Alberta Natural Gas – Landlocked Largesse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2017

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Michal C. Moore
Edited by
R. Quentin Grafton ,
Ian G. Cronshaw  and
Michal C. Moore
R. Quentin Grafton
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Ian G. Cronshaw
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Michal C. Moore
Affiliation:
University of Calgary
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Risks, Rewards and Regulation of Unconventional Gas
A Global Perspective
 , pp. 197 - 223
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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Other Reading

Alberta Energy page on publications and maps of unconventional gas and oil: http://www.energy.alberta.ca/NaturalGas/940.asp.Google Scholar
Alberta regulator site – play based regulation: http://www.aer.ca/about-aer/spotlight-on/pbr-pilot-project.Google Scholar
Article on fracking: http://eaglefordtexas.com/news/id/145968/geologists-look-earthquake-fracking-correlation/.Google Scholar
CAPP page on hydraulic fracturing: http://www.capp.ca/aboutUs/mediaCentre/NewsReleases/Pages/operating-practices-for-hydraulic-fracturing.aspx.Google Scholar
Discussion paper on unconventional gas in Alberta: http://www.aer.ca/documents/projects/URF/URF_DiscussionPaper_20121217.pdf.Google Scholar
General statistics on Canadian energy production, Statistics Canada, NRCan, www.statcan.gc.ca.Google Scholar
Hydraulic fracturing page: http://www.aer.ca/rules-and-regulations/by-topic/hydraulic-fracturing.Google Scholar
NRCanpage on unconventional resources: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/natural-gas/14186.Google Scholar
Pipeline performance: http://www.aer.ca/documents/reports/R2013-B.pdf.Google Scholar
Pipeline safety review: http://www.energy.alberta.ca/Org/pdfs/PSRfinalReportNoApp.pdf.Google Scholar
Presentation on unconventional gas in Alberta: http://www.aer.ca/documents/projects/URF/URF_Powerpoint.pdf.Google Scholar
The evolution of Canadian oil and gas programs: http://www.energybc.ca/cache/oil/www.centreforenergy.com/shopping/uploads/122.pdf.Google Scholar
US plan on reducing methane emissions: http://climateobserver.org/us-steps-forward-plan-reduce-methane-emissions.Google Scholar
Wiki page on petroleum development in Canada: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_production_in_Canada.Google Scholar

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