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Pete Styles gives shale gas talk in Australia
Professor Peter Styles, Applied & Environmental Geophysics Research Group, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, has briefed communities in Western Australia on shale gas.
During his visit to Western Australia this week, he spoke as part of a broad engagement programme aimed at providing the North West community with independent science-based information.
His briefing outlined effective management strategies for hydraulic fracturing and natural gas production. He provided a global update on the industry in the US where shale gas operations have become a major source of energy and how the US had significantly reduced its energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions by replacing coal with shale gas as a major source of energy.
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, the WA Government and CSIRO are preparing a communication and consultation programme in the North West. Several companies are involved in oil and natural gas exploration in the Canning Basin - from the southern fringe of the Kimberley to the inland Pilbara and the Gibson Desert.
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