China's Obsession With Shale Is Going Into Overdrive en-us Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 21:29:13 -0500 Rob Wile Ivy Arita Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:01:05 -0500 good blog!! You could start many more. I love all the info offered. I will stay tuned. Frac Expert Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:48:04 -0500 The article and your comment bring up several important clarifications. 1. China is not exploring for shale oil as you stated. If you read the article, they are planning to produce gas from shale reservoirs. 2. The article implies there would be no ground water protection assuming that because the auction documents did not explictly discuss the surface casing program, it would not exist. Of course if a surface casing wasn't set the well could not be drille. It would be equally fair to imply that because the auction documents explictly discussed drilling wells, ground water protection was planned. You can't have one without the other. 3. North Dakota has been producing oil and gas since 1951. It's not an "environmental disaster" now, so with ever improving technology, there's no reason to think it will be in the near or long term future. ooohlalalarry Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:34:52 -0500 North Dakota will be an environmenal disaster in 10 years, but a lot of money is being made. I can't imagine the environmental damage China will cause in its search for shale oil. They could end up making even more money than North Dakota, but at what cost? Bubba Shawn Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:27:33 -0500 The greedy Chinese dictators have been exploiting the Chinese peasants since the revolution. So why are we surprised they do the same with the meager natural resources to have? The Irony today is that the corrupt capitalists are communist Chinese and the anti-capitalist communist are American environmentalist. TheOtherSpin Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:18:39 -0500 Shouldn't we all be worried about the environment? Should the UN be doing something to limit the damage China can do to the environment? mikej77 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:36:05 -0500 This is a great post especially the link to the state of coal consumption. Report the emerging realities. Less wealthy nations need the least expensive energy sources they can access to raise the living standards of their people so they approach US Standards as they decline. You have to consider seriously investment in energy especially in China and Africa. The real work will be done there as taxes and regulations send the balance of manufacturing overseas. As a richer society we can carry far more economically dependent people that poorer societies can not.