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单词 shale gas
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Definition of shale gas in English:

shale gas

noun
mass noun
  • Natural gas occurring within or extracted from shale.

    the energy minister had high hopes that shale gas could be a major alternative source of power
    as modifier the environmental impacts of shale gas extraction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With natural gas, shale gas and new technologies for extraction becoming more important, fossil fuels are likely to play a central role for decades to come.
    • New technologies set off a rush to explore the continent's vast shale gas deposits that eventually drew in the major oil companies.
    • In anticipation of the shale gas boom spreading northward from Pennsylvania, educators in New York have begun training programs giving workers the skills industry needs to fill entry-level positions.
    • Thanks to the shale gas boom, natural gas prices in the USA are at an all-time low, at around $2 per MMBTu (million metric British thermal units).
    • Coppola noted a hillside in town that began to crack and slide under the weight of a new shale gas processing plant, which he contends was built without a permit.
    • The shale gas drills do pass through rocks adjacent to those supplying groundwater, but go much, much deeper.
    • I also know a lot about onshore drilling, oil sands, oil shale, shale gas, and the like.
    • Hardly a week goes by without new shale gas and oil deposits being discovered in America.
    • The cheap energy brought about by the shale gas revolution, for example, is already boosting the U.S. economy.
    • Although many forecasters project prices to rise, the institute noted they may "drop significantly" across Europe if shale gas starts to be extracted on a large scale.
    • The new potentially game-changing trend for the United States is the rise of shale gas.
    • Tar sands crude and shale gas threaten both the quality and quantity of freshwater resources.
    • Shale gas, which has begun to bring profits to some counties in Ohio, has yet to take off here, and downtown is a grid of empty storefronts behind dusty glass.
    • Shale gas versus wind farms, job protection versus job creation, more airports versus passenger taxes–let the best idea win.
    • After years when America's reserves of fossil fuels have been dwindling, an enormous new source of energy has become available: shale gas.
    • In May ministers and industry experts met in Downing Street to discuss the potential of shale gas.
    • In 2010, test drilling started in north-west England on shale gas deposits there.
    • The Conservative Free Enterprise Group will next week publish a report that calls for the Government to slash subsidies for wind turbines and give the green light for shale gas exploration.
    • With natural gas prices so low due to huge new supplies of shale gas, besting the current energy system has become tougher.
    • Drilling to explore Britain's reserves of shale gas is to be restarted, despite major concerns about the threat it could trigger earthquakes.
 
 

Definition of shale gas in US English:

shale gas

noun
  • Natural gas occurring within or extracted from shale.

    as modifier the environmental impacts of shale gas extraction
    the rise of shale gas is shaping up to be the biggest shift in energy in generations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After years when America's reserves of fossil fuels have been dwindling, an enormous new source of energy has become available: shale gas.
    • Thanks to the shale gas boom, natural gas prices in the USA are at an all-time low, at around $2 per MMBTu (million metric British thermal units).
    • In 2010, test drilling started in north-west England on shale gas deposits there.
    • Coppola noted a hillside in town that began to crack and slide under the weight of a new shale gas processing plant, which he contends was built without a permit.
    • With natural gas, shale gas and new technologies for extraction becoming more important, fossil fuels are likely to play a central role for decades to come.
    • Shale gas versus wind farms, job protection versus job creation, more airports versus passenger taxes–let the best idea win.
    • The shale gas drills do pass through rocks adjacent to those supplying groundwater, but go much, much deeper.
    • The new potentially game-changing trend for the United States is the rise of shale gas.
    • The Conservative Free Enterprise Group will next week publish a report that calls for the Government to slash subsidies for wind turbines and give the green light for shale gas exploration.
    • In anticipation of the shale gas boom spreading northward from Pennsylvania, educators in New York have begun training programs giving workers the skills industry needs to fill entry-level positions.
    • With natural gas prices so low due to huge new supplies of shale gas, besting the current energy system has become tougher.
    • Although many forecasters project prices to rise, the institute noted they may "drop significantly" across Europe if shale gas starts to be extracted on a large scale.
    • In May ministers and industry experts met in Downing Street to discuss the potential of shale gas.
    • I also know a lot about onshore drilling, oil sands, oil shale, shale gas, and the like.
    • New technologies set off a rush to explore the continent's vast shale gas deposits that eventually drew in the major oil companies.
    • Drilling to explore Britain's reserves of shale gas is to be restarted, despite major concerns about the threat it could trigger earthquakes.
    • Hardly a week goes by without new shale gas and oil deposits being discovered in America.
    • The cheap energy brought about by the shale gas revolution, for example, is already boosting the U.S. economy.
    • Shale gas, which has begun to bring profits to some counties in Ohio, has yet to take off here, and downtown is a grid of empty storefronts behind dusty glass.
    • Tar sands crude and shale gas threaten both the quality and quantity of freshwater resources.
 
 
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