April 2013, Interview
August 2012, Video (4:27)
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is partner of the Science Year 2012 “Project Earth: Our Future”.
15.11.2016
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In August 2016 the Shale Gas Information Platform SHIP was switched from an active to a passive site, and is now called the „Shale Gas Information Platform ARCHIVE“. Click here to go to the Shale Gas Information Platform ARCHIVE. The[...]read more
28.06.2016
Legislation
Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and shale oil banned After years of debate, the German parliament has passed regulations about hydraulic fracturing. The law bans hydraulic fracturing for the production of shale gas as well as shale oil. In[...]read more
26.05.2016
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acatech - the German National Academy of Science and Engineering published a position paper about applications, economic perspectives and environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing in June 2015. This study, originally published in German, is now[...]read more
19.04.2016
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A recent article in the journal "Energy Policy" identifies five critical points of shale gas production and suggests mitigation strategies. Reducing pollution at five critical points of shale gas production: Strategies and[...]read more
05.04.2016
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The French Centre for Unconventional Hydrocarbons (CHNC) has published dossiers on technical and environmental issues concerning shale gas and shale oil (weblink). They cover nine main topics including hydraulic fracturing, the[...]read more
17.03.2016
Water Protection, Operations
The latest skirmishes over hydraulic fracturing in Florida and California are, at their core, about water. Many fracking-related spills have been recorded, and opponents say that such incidents pose unacceptable threats to water supplies. But the[...]read more
11.03.2016
Operations
Fracking operations require large numbers of vehicles, particularly in the first months of operation during well pad construction and drilling. Throughout a well's lifetime, vehicles may be needed for transport of fracking fluids, construction[...]read more
11.02.2016
Water Protection, Climate Impact
This recently published study (weblink) considered the fugitive emissions of methane from former oil and gas exploration and production wells drilled to exploit conventional hydrocarbon reservoirs onshore in the UK. This is important since[...]read more
18.01.2016
Water Protection
Update 28 January 2016: press release in English. The German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) published a comprehensive study (in German) on 18 January 2016 that suggests large potential for shale gas[...]read more
08.01.2016
Water Protection
The objective of this paper is to review different risk assessment techniques applicable to onshore unconventional oil and gas production to determine the risks to water quantity and quality associated with hydraulic fracturing and produced water[...]read more
30.11.2015
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This executive summary (weblink) is part of the Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan Integrated Assessment (IA) which has been underway since 2012. The guiding question of the IA is: “What are the best environmental, economic, social, and[...]read more
12.11.2015
Induced Seismicity
Using computer analysis prior to drilling could limit seismic events as a result of hydraulic fracturing, according to new research published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking”, is used to break the[...]read more
14.10.2015
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“Please, do it. This is a very good direction” – with these words Professor Jerzy Buzek encouraged Polish geologists in Brussels to continue shale gas investigation and exploration efforts in Poland. The conference "The[...]read more
15.09.2015
Induced Seismicity
ReFINE (Researching Fracking in Europe) – an independent research consortium focusing on the issue of shale gas and oil exploitation using fracking methods – has published a research paper titled "Anthropogenic earthquakes in the UK: A national[...]read more
07.09.2015
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2015 has seen the launch of several research projects on shale gas worldwide. Among them are large projects like the establishment of two subsurface research centres in the UK ("Energy Security and Innovation Observing System for the[...]read more
07.08.2015
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ReFINE (Researching Fracking in Europe) – an independent research consortium focusing on the issue of shale gas and oil exploitation using fracking methods – has published a research paper on public perceptions of fracking in the UK. Key findings[...]read more
09.07.2015
Water Protection, Induced Seismicity, Climate Impact, Operations
The report “The environment and shale gas exploration Results of studies on the soil-water environment, ambient air, acoustic, climate, process fluids and wastes" which was commissioned by the Polish Ministry of Environment and published in[...]read more
26.06.2015
Induced Seismicity
The central United States has undergone a dramatic increase in seismicity over the past few years. Many new studies indicate that the majority of the increase in seismicity is induced by the deep disposal of fluids produced by oil and gas production[...]read more
11.06.2015
Legislation, Generic, Water Protection
acatech - the German National Academy of Science and Engineering has published a position paper (in German) about applications, economic perspectives and environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing. The academy´s project group, led by Rolf[...]read more
10.06.2015
Water Protection
On 4th June the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its long-awaited "Draft Assessment on the Potential Impacts to Drinking Water Resources from Hydraulic Fracturing Activities". The draft study comes in[...]read more
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