Unconventional Natural Gas: an opportunity for a new indigenous energy source for Europe

Speaker: Tristan Aspray, Exploration Operations Manager at ExxonMobil

The shale gas revolution in the US has brought with it increased independence, affordable energy, employment and reduced carbon emissions but can this revolution be replicated by Europe? Are European unconventional gas resources commercially viable and what benefits could they potentially offer to Europe’s low carbon economy ambition?

Despite decades of industry experience using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract shale gas, the environmental impact of the process continues to be called into question. Can the energy industry and environmentalists reach a consensus that would allow the expansion of development of unconventional gas in Europe?

Tristan Aspray, ExxonMobil’s Exploration Operations Manager, will look to answer these questions.