The North American shale gas revolution is a real and sustainable game changer. Unconventional resources exist globally, but their development will challenge and proceed more slowly than in North America. Innovation birthed the technologies that enabled North American shale gas and unconventional oil, though it has mostly focused on operational improvements.
Finally, we will need significant innovation and investment to determine what to do with this newfound bounty.
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