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Chart Illustrates Shale Gas' Key Role In Domestic Production

United States Energy Information Agency, via Essential Public Radio

Estimated domestic gas production: 1990-2035 via Essential Public Radio


Lost in the buzz about this week’s new Energy Information Agency report that downgraded estimates for the Marcellus Shale: the finding’s positive outlook for long-term domestic gas production.
Pittsburgh’s Essential Public Radio posts this graphic showing how important of a factor shale gas will be if the country is going to ramp up gas extraction over the coming decades. The EIA estimates hydraulic fracturing will account for nearly half of all domestic gas production by 2035.
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The EIA report states that natural gas production is expected to continue to increase over the coming years, and that by early in the next decade natural gas production in the country will outpace demand. Thanks to Marcellus Shale development, the Commonwealth is already at that point.
“Pennsylvania is actually self-sufficient in natural gas today. That point was hit at some point in 2011, we believe, where production in the Pennsylvania Marcellus is exceeding the demand for natural gas in Pennsylvania,” said Forde.
Natural gas prices are expected to remain stable in the next few years, but may increase after 2023.

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