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'''Professor John Underhill''' is chief scientist at [[Heriot-Watt University]] in the UK. | '''Professor John Underhill''' is chief scientist at [[Heriot-Watt University]] in the UK. | ||
| − | He heads team of scientists who warned in August 2017 that UK shale gas is ‘overhyped’ and 'unlikely' to be economically viable. ' | + | He heads a team of scientists who warned in August 2017 that UK shale gas is ‘overhyped’ and 'unlikely' to be economically viable. ' |
Their research found that the country's most promising shale gas reservoirs have been warped by tectonic shifts millions of years ago which could thwart efforts to tap the gas reserves trapped within layers of shale. | Their research found that the country's most promising shale gas reservoirs have been warped by tectonic shifts millions of years ago which could thwart efforts to tap the gas reserves trapped within layers of shale. | ||
Revision as of 01:03, 22 August 2017
Professor John Underhill is chief scientist at Heriot-Watt University in the UK.
He heads a team of scientists who warned in August 2017 that UK shale gas is ‘overhyped’ and 'unlikely' to be economically viable. '
Their research found that the country's most promising shale gas reservoirs have been warped by tectonic shifts millions of years ago which could thwart efforts to tap the gas reserves trapped within layers of shale.
'The science shows that our country's geology is simply unsuitable for shale oil and gas production,' said chief scientist Professor John Underhill.
Notes
- ↑ Jillian Ambrose, Fracking: UK shale gas is ‘overhyped’ and 'unlikely' to be economically viable, research indicates, The Telegraph, 17 August 2017, accessed 22 August 2017
