| Energy Security |
 | SUMMARY FOR POLICYMAKERS
In the last nine years, U.S. shale gas and tight oil production has skyrocketed. Between 2005
and 2014, U.S. production of crude oil and natural gas has risen by nearly 65 and 34 percent,
respectively, due to tight oil and shale gas ...Read more > | 12 Pages
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 | THE SHALE OIL BOOM : A U.S. PHENOMENON By LEONARDO MAUGERI
There are several issues in the current debate on the so-called U.S. tight and shale oil (hereafter referred to
as shale oilsee Box 1) revolution that contribute to reinforce extreme and seemingly irreconcilable attitudes.
One of the central questions revolves around the real potential of this revolution and can be formulated
simply ...Read more > | 66 Pages
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 | ROCK, METAL, AND ELECTRONIC
The discovery of gold in Sacramento Valley in 1848 drove three
hundred thousand people to California, digging the ground
and panning the rivers, chasing the dream of wealth in the ...Read more > | 14 Pages
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 | SAVING OIL AND GAS IN THE GULF By Glada Lahn, Paul Stevens and Felix Preston
The systemic waste of natural resources in the Gulf is
eroding economic resilience to shocks and increasing
security risks. The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
countries now consume more primary energy than the
whole of ...Read more > | 53 Pages
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