天然气为美国人提供了大约四分之一的能源。
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Eric Potter
Bureau of Economic Geology
Texas
Austin
Gas shale exploration is being done mainly by small to medium sized companies. Eric Potter is a program director in the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. "The types of opportunities that are left for natural gas exploration in the U.S. have changed. So it's a differe…
Eric Potter是德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校经济地质局的项目主任。 Eric Potter说:“美国未来天然气勘探的机会可能已经发生了变化。所以这是不同类别的资源,并非那么容易开采。甚至20年前这些都被认为是不值得开采的资源。” 他说,如今美国超过一半的天然气来自这些新的资源储备。 但水压制裂法可能对地下水产生污染的风险,…