Tapping into tightly trapped gas
Opening rock pores 20,000 times smaller than a human hair to unlock natural gas resources and help meet the world's growing demand for energy.
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Unlocking trapped natural gas
Technology is helping us to unlock major sources of natural gas trapped in dense rock, dramatically altering the energy landscape.
Cracking technical challenges
Drilling in different directions from one central location is helping us to coax natural gas trapped tightly in rock and limit our environmental footprint.
Keeping the natural balance
Reusing water and planting native seeds to restore land are some of the ways we work to limit the impact of our tight gas operations on people, wildlife and the landscape.
Building community relations
Meeting with locals, supporting community projects, and providing jobs and training are part of our efforts to work with communities and share benefits where we develop tight gas resources.
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Speech given by Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director, Upstream International, at the Foundation for Science and Technology, London, England, November 9, 2011.