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| Dr. Scott W. Tinker
Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
State Geologist of Texas
http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/about/leaders/tinker.html
The Role of Unconventional Gas in the Global Energy Future
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Stanford University
| Abstract:
The transition from a fossil-energy present to an alternate-energy future will span many decades and involves interplay among energy, environment, economy, and policy. Today, fossil fuels represent 87% of the global energy mix. Ironically, the foundation of the bridge to a lower carbon energy future will be built with fossil fuels, and natural gas will play a growing role. As existing and new conventional natural gas reserves decline, unconventional natural gas resources--shale gas, coal bed methane, tight gas and perhaps eventually natural gas hydrates--will represent a vital part of the fossil energy mix. Economic extraction of unconventional gas will be enhanced by industry-government-academic partnerships.
Bio:
Dr. Scott W. Tinker is the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, a Professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin, and the Director of the Advanced Energy Consortium. Scott is Past President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Association of American State Geologists. He spent 17 years in the oil and gas industry prior to joining UT in 2000. Tinker has been a Distinguished Lecturer for the Society of Petroleum Engineers and twice for AAPG. Scott holds appointments on the National Petroleum Council, National Research Council Board of Energy and Environmental Systems, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
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