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Saudia Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali AI-Naimi (C), arrives at the Grand Hotel in Vienna on December 2, 2013, prior to the start 164th meeting of OPEC, held in Vienna on December 4. (AFP PHOTO/ALEXANDER KLEIN)


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A non-associated gas processing facility. (Photograph: Saudi Aramco)


Saudi Arabia to join US as shale gas producer

Saudi Arabia to join US as shale gas producer

Daegu, Reuters—OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia is preparing to be among the first countries outside North America to use shale gas for power generation and thereby save more of its crude oil for lucrative exports. Inspired by a shale gas boom in the United States, which...
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A non-associated gas processing facility. (Photograph: Saudi Aramco)


Saudi Arabia’s Shale Gas Challenge

Saudi Arabia’s Shale Gas Challenge

Saudi Arabia’s plans to explore its vast shale gas reserves—potentially the fifth largest in the world—will take years. The success of this project will depend on the economic feasibility, especially in regards to limited water supplies that would require a robust...