Geological Consultant Arthur Berman explains to the ASPO 2012 conference his view that the "gold rush" period of shale gas in the US is over. As Art puts it "Once you start drilling shale wells you can never stop…shale plays are not a renaissance or a revolution, this is a retirement party. "
After the goldrush – learning from US shale gas experience
By Arthur E. Berman, originally published by aspo2012
June 20, 2012
Arthur E. Berman
Arthur E. Berman is a petroleum geologist with 45years of oil and gas industry experience. He is an expert on U.S. shale plays and is currently consulting for several E&P companies and capital groups in the energy sector.
He routinely gives keynote addresses for energy conferences, boards of directors and professional societies. Berman has published more than 100 articles on oil and gas plays and trends. He has been interviewed about oil and gas topics on CBS, CNBC, CNN, CBC, Platt’s Energy Week, BNN, Bloomberg, Platt’s, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. He has more than 36,000 followers on Twitter (@aeberman12).
Berman is an associate editor of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, and was a managing editor and frequent contributor to theoildrum.com. He is a Director of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil, and has served on the boards of directors of The Houston Geological Society and The Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists.
He worked 20 years for Amoco (now BP) and 25 years as consulting geologist. He has an M.S. (Geology) from the Colorado School of Mines and a B.A. (History) from Amherst College.
Tags: Fossil Fuels, Industry, Natural Gas
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