1. Shale Gas
Introduction | Current situation in the US | Shale Boom | Implications
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2. What is Shale gas and its uses?
Shale
Consumption
Uses (2012)
Electric power
generation – 9.11 TCF
(36%)
Industrial – 7.2 TCF
(28%)
Residential – 4.15 TCF
(16%)
Commercial – 2.9 TCF
(11%)
Lease and plant fuel –
1.39 TCF (5%)
Pipeline and
distribution – 0.73 TCF
(3%)
Vehicle fuel 0.03 TCF
(<1%)
Unconventional natural gas trapped within shale formations
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3. Where are Shale reserves found?
• 137 shale formations in 41 countries
outside the United States
• Account for 32% of the world’s natural
gas resources
• US and Canada are the only commercially
viable shale producers
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4. When was Shale first extracted?
• Shale Gas was first extracted in 1825 – at small quantities
• Production became commercially available and produced at large
scales in the past decade due to extraction advancements –
Horizontal drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing
• Rejuvenating natural gas industry in US
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5. How is Shale obtained?
Combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology
Technological advancements in ‘fracking’ techniques allow commercially large scale
productions of Shale
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6. Current Situation of Shale in the US
Capacity
• 2,203 TCF recoverable natural gas
(92 years)
Production rate (2012)
• 29.5 TCF of natural gas
• 10.3 TCF of shale
• 482,822 producing well
Consumption rate (2012)
• 25.5 TCF of natural gas
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Prices
• 2012 spot price = $2.75/MMBtu
• Production price = $0.92/MMBtu
• Relative to supply & demand
• Relative to industry – (graph on slide 8)
• Low prices ($4 per mil Btu) – abundant
supply & efficient production
• Prices predicted to increase after 2015 to
$7.48 per mil Btu in 2040
Exports & Imports (2012)
• Exports = 1.62 TCF (pipeline and LNG)
• Imports = 3.14 TCF (pipeline and LNG)
• Increasing domestic supply reducing need
for imports
9. Company Average Daily Production (bcf)
1. Exxon Mobil (listed) 3.9
2. Chesapeake Energy (listed) 2.6
3. Anadarko listex (listed) 2.4
4. Devon Energy (listed) 2
5. BP (listed) 1.9
6. Encana 1.8
7. ConocoPhillips 1.6
8. Southwestern Energy Co. 1.3
9. Chevron (listed) 1.3
10. Williams Energy 1.2
10 Biggest Natural Gas producers in the US
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10. •Result of natural gas shortage in 1970s (oil embargo)
•Horizontal drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, 3D seismic imaging
Tech Innovation
•Government funded R&D programs
•Provided tax creditFunding (resources)
•Private land & mineral rights ownership (Section 209 of Federal Land Policy
& Management Act of 1976)
•Mitchell Energy (1981) - boosted Shale Boom
Ownership Regulation
•Existence of pipeline network as transport mechanismPipeline Infrastructure
•Financial firms providing capital for drillingCapital Market
•Barnett Shales in Texas very profitable
•$4/Mcf to earn 10% ROR vs. $7/Mcf for Eagle Ford Shale
Geology
•3 million gallons per well
• Abundant supply of groundwater
Water Availability
Factors Leading to Shale Boom
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11. Implication
of Shale
Boom
Production
•Grows 113% from 2011-
2040
•Largest contributor to
natural gas growth (50%
of total NG in 2040)
Prices
•Price increase due to
higher cost
•Affected by oil prices
(transportation
consumption & LNG
export)
Exports Vs. Imports
•Importer Exporter
•Exports grow 17.7% from
2020-2040
•Converting import
terminals to export
facilities of LNG in Texas
•Pipeline exports to
Mexico:
•0.5 Tcf 2011 2.4 Tcf
2040
•Imports from Canada
decrease drastically
•Oil companies lobbying
for crude oil exports1
Job Opportunities
•Created 2.1 million jobs,
expected 1.25 million more
•Industries related to Shale
production:
•Sand suppliers
•Chemical industry
•Water suppliers
•Transportation
•Foreign import terminals Economic
Improvements
•Annual economic growth
from exports ≈ $75
billion
•$118.2 billion to nation’s
GDP
Malaysian Petroleum
Industry
•35% of government
revenue 2011
•Substantially damage to
Malaysian GDP
•2nd largest exporter of LNG
and could become
obsolete when shale is self
sustainable
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12. Summary
Shale exploration is an extremely large industry – expected to
grow continuously over the next 3 decades
A result of initiatives from the oil crisis in 1970s
Economic implications:
Generating high profitability
Change in export & import dynamics globally
Job opportunities
Economic improvements
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13. Sources
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION . (2012). 2012 Annual Report. Oklahoma: Chesapeake Energy.
Energy Modeling Forum Stanford University. (2013). CHANGING THE GAME?: EMISSIONS AND MARKET
IMPLICATIONS OF NEW NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES . Stanford : Stanford University .
International Energy Agency. (2011). Are We Entering A Golden Age of Gas. Paris: IEA Publications.
Wang, Z., & Krupnick, A. (2013). A Retrospective Review of Shale Gas Development in the United States .
Washington : Resources for the Future.
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=50&t=8
http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=907&t=8
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=46&t=8
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/07/19/companies-most-statewide-shale-gas-
wells.html
http://www.eia.gov/energy_in_brief/article/about_shale_gas.cfm
http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/weekly/
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Prices
Henry Hub Spot prices are used as benchmarks for the entire North American natural gas market (market price)
1 MMBtu = 1000 cf
$2.75/MMBtu = $2.75/Mcf
Chesapeake energy (2012)
Natural gas, oil, NGL production = $0.92/Mcf
Natural gas prices – $ per thousand cubic feet (2012)
Export price = $3.25
By pipeline = $3.08
As LNG = $12.82
Import price = $2.88
By pipeline = $2.79
As LNG = $4.27
Exports
Exports are restricted by the oil export ban
License to export crude oil must be obtained from the Commerce department
The Barnett Shale – TEXAS
The Woodford Shale – OKLAHOMA
The Haynesville Shale – EAST TEXAS / NORTHERN LOUISIANA
The Marcellus Shale – NEW YORK
The Bakken Shale – NORTH DAKOTA
Graph depicts the different natural gas prices in various industries
Overall price trend decreases sharply between 2005-2010 due to efficient and economical production of natural gas
*Natural gas prices – $ per thousand cubic feet (2012)
Export price = $3.25
By pipeline = $3.08
As LNG = $12.82
Import price = $2.88
By pipeline = $2.79
As LNG = $4.27
1*
Crude oil exports were banned in the 1970s to conserve domestic oil reserves due to the oil embargo by OPEC.
US producers are barred from exporting crude oil without a license from the Commerce Department.
However, the shale boom has resulted in huge scale productions of natural gases and oils.
Oil companies are lobbying to allow exports, as it could help the US trade balance & increase energy market efficiency
A change in export regulation to allow exports can significantly improve economic growth in the US.