Economics of Unconventional Shale Gas Development Case Studies and Impacts /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hefley, William E. (Editor), Wang, Yongsheng (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 45
• Subjects: Energy industries.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Energy Economics.; Economic Policy.

This book examines the economics and related impacts of unconventional shale gas development. While focusing on the Marcellus and Utica Shales in the Mid-Atlantic region, additional insights from other regions are included to provide a broader view of these issues. Shale gas development in recent ye...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Direct Economic Impact of the Value Chain of a Marcellus Shale Gas Well
• 3. Economic Impact Analysis on Washington County, PA
• 4. Economic Impact Analysis on Northeast PA Counties
• 5. Marcellus and the State of Pennsylvania
• 6. Marcellus and the State of West Virginia
• 7. Barnett, Eagle Ford, and the State of Texas
• 8. Communities under the Boom of Shale Gas Development
• 9. Origins and Consequences of State-level Variation in Shale Regulation: The Cases of Pennsylvania and New York
• 10. Balance between Economics and Environment: a Shale Gas Perspective.