Per quanto riguarda la produzione delle scisti occorre tenere presente che c'è produzione sia di gas ma anche di oil e di buona qualità con produzione in forte crescita; a tal riguardo allego report su una parte di queste produzioni USA che mostrano appunto importanti trend di crescita ed un recente articolo che parla di uno studio che mette in discussione il potenziale inquinamento delle nuove tecniche di fratturazione; leggere che lo studio è dell'università del Texas qualche dubbio lo mette ma comunque e' per dimostrare che la discussione è ancora in corso sebbene in europa siamo pressoché fermi e qualcuno si sta preoccupando...
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"The head of Germany's largest utility has warned it will be years before Europe can hope to counter the US's growing advantage in energy costs and predicts that the disparity will meanwhile lead heavy industry to abandon the continent.[/FONT]
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Johannes Teyssen, chief executive of Eon, said there were no obvious options for Europe to narrow the US advantage - whether by drilling for shale gas, importing more liquefied natural gas or importing inexpensive US supplies.[/FONT]
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"There is a competitive advantage for America that we cannot prevent, at least for some time," Mr Teyssen told the Financial Times. He said it was "a dream" for politicians to suggest otherwise. "It will take years and long years of innovation before we can start to shrink it," he added.[/FONT]
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Mr Teyssen's comments will add to growing concerns in Europe that high energy prices are encouraging manufacturers such as chemicals companies to shift investments across the Atlantic, where the shale bonanza has reduced natural gas costs to between a quarter and a third of those in the EU.[/FONT]
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The issue was discussed at a summit of EU heads of government in Brussels in May and is expected to be a priority for a new German government.[/FONT]
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"The price difference is unnerving some companies and deciding their investments," Mr Teyssen said, adding that the US advantage was "getting so big we cannot allow it to continue".[/FONT]
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Even if Europe put aside its environmental concerns and decided to pursue natural gas fracking, it would take at least five years to develop such an industry, he predicted. Instead, he said, the continent was more likely to benefit if China and Australia pushed ahead with the technology because it would free up gas from Qatar and other world suppliers.[/FONT]
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"The indirect fracking effect is probably the one that helps Europe the fastest - not direct fracking," Mr Teyssen said.[/FONT]
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With few other options at hand, Mr Teyssen argued that European politicians concerned about industrial competitiveness should focus on repairing an EU energy policy that was becoming increasingly dysfunctional. "There have been a lot of good intentions...but things are now just getting out of control," he said. "European power is getting dirtier. The CO2 content is increasing in spite of the renewables. It is unaffordable, and it's losing its security. So the alarm signs are tremendous."[/FONT]
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A priority for utilities is to rein in generous subsidies for renewable energy that have underwritten a boom in solar and wind power across the continent. Mr Teyssen blamed such support schemes - along with laws in Germany and other member states that prioritise renewables - for distorting the market. One consequence is that Eon has been forced to mothball gas-fired plants that are efficient but no longer profitable"[/FONT]
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