Chapter 1. To the Brink of Innovation
World Energy
-A Rapid Tour of the Past 200 Years
Hydrocarbons: From the Beginnings to Maturity
A Rude Awakening
U.S. Oil and Natural Gas at the Turn of the Millennium
Chapter 2. They Call It a Revolution
The Early History of Natural Gas
The Creation of Oil and Natural Gas
The Basics of Extraction, Production, and Completion
Hydraulic Fracturing
Horizontal Drilling
Contrasting Conventional and Unconventional Gas and Oil Production Techniques
Unconventional Gas Resources and Production in the United States
The U.S. Position in Natural Gas
World Natural Gas Resources
Chapter 3. Liquid Natural Gas and the World Gas Revolution
Creating and Shipping LNG
The LNG Industry
The LNG Infrastructure Today
The Potential for Exports of U.S. Natural Gas
LNG Pricing and Markets
Chapter 4. Environmental Costs and Benefits
Water Supply
Fracking Fluid
Hydraulic Fracturing and Aquifers
"Produced Water"
Air Quality and the Industry's Carbon Footprint
Physical Effects at the Earth's Surface
The Social Dimension
Conclusion: From Coal to Natural Gas or from Natural Gas to Coal?
Chapter 5. The United States and China
Energy in the United States and China
China's Shale Gas Resources
Energy Imports for China and the United States
The Geopolitical Dimension of Energy Imports
The Shale Gas Revolution and the Future of Energy Geopolitics
Chapter 6. The World's Other Large Economies
Japan
The Eurozone Economies: Germany, France and Italy
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
India and Brazil
Conclusion
Chapter 7. The Other Contending Nations
Iran, Qatar, and Iraq
Central Asia and Turkey
The "Quiet Exporters"
Poland and Ukraine
Australia
The Eastern Mediterranean
Mozambique and Tanzania
Argentina
Conclusion
Chapter 8. The Next Energy Revolutions
The Shale Oil Revolution
The Bakken Play
The Eagle Ford in Texas
The Monterey Shale
The Tight Oil Effect
A Methane Hydrate Energy Revolution?
A Concluding Note.