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1 Fall 2014 Director’s Message
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2 Calendar of Events Newsletter 2015
2 Recommended Reading
4 Board of Officers
5 Welcome New Members
6 InTech Plus
8 The Impact of Shale Gas on Chemical
Industry Jobs
9 Exploring the Global Shale Gas Initiative
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chemical industry stimulated by the increased
availability of low cost natural gas and the resulting
The Impact of Shale Gas on Chemical gain in competitiveness.
Industry Jobs
The US chemical industry is the largest
Selected excerpts from American Chemistry industrial consumer of natural gas for fuel and
Council report: “Shale Gas, Competitiveness, and power and also for feedstock. The economic
New US Chemical Industry Investment: An impact of the additional production in the US
Analysis Based on Announced Projects” chemical industry invigorated by improved
competitiveness resulting from an increase in the
A New Competitive Advantage for US Chemical availability of low cost natural gas is game
Manufacturers changing. Based on actual project announcements
A new competitive advantage has emerged for through March 2013, the US chemical industry is
chemical manufacturing in the United States as expected to spend at least $71.7 billion in private
vast new supplies of natural gas from largely capital investment on new plant and equipment
untapped shale gas resources, including the by 2020, to capitalize on the renewed
Marcellus along the Appalachian mountain chain, competitiveness brought about by the shale gas
are leading to massive capital investment and revolution. Further, we expect that additional
expansion of the US chemical industry. With the unannounced investment in chemical capacity is
development of new shale gas resources, US likely to occur. As much as $82.4 billion may be
industry is announcing expansions of capacity, invested in new chemical industry capacity by
reversing a decade long decline and providing 2020.
opportunities for new jobs at a time when the
United States is facing persistent high Read the complete analysis:
unemployment. This report presents the results http://chemistrytoenergy.com/sites/chemistrytoener
of an analysis that was conducted by ACC to
gy.com/files/shale-gas-full-study.pdf
quantify the economic impact of the significant
investment and additional production in the US
Exploring the Global Shale Gas
Initiative—Potential opportunities for
ISA
By Peggie Koon, President of ISA 2014
Published in ISA Insights, June 2014
These risks are also cited by the EIA a list of For the US, the EIA’s report “Outlook for U.S. shale
potential environmental concerns related to oil & gas” projects that:
hydraulic fracturing for shale gas since the Shale gas will lead the growth in total gas
fracturing of wells requires large amounts of water production through 2040 to reach half of US
and produces large amounts of wastewater. Some output
of these concerns include: Natural gas prices will remain well below
crude oil prices
Significant use of water for shale gas Natural gas consumption growth driven by
production may affect the availability of electric power, industrial, and transportation
water for other uses and can affect aquatic use
habitats. Manufacturing output and natural gas use
Hydraulic fracturing fluid may contain will grow with lower natural gas prices
potentially hazardous chemicals. If Rapid growth of natural gas use in the
mismanaged, these materials can be transportation sector, especially in freight
released by spills, leaks, faulty well trucks
construction, or other exposure pathways, US becomes a net exporter of natural gas in
which may contaminate surrounding areas. the near future
Wastewater from fracturing may contain Energy-related CO2 emissions remain
dissolved chemicals and other contaminants below 2005 levels for the forecast period
that could require treatment before disposal
or reuse. Wastewater treatment and Read the full report at www.eia.gov.
disposal because of the quantities of water
used and the complexities inherent in While I have not researched the implications for
treating some of the wastewater each of the 32 countries included in the EIA
components, treatment and disposal is an assessment, ISA might begin by looking at the data
important and challenging issue. to understand how this phenomenal growth in shale
Hydraulic fracturing causes small gas and tight oil affects the automation industry, not
earthquakes, but they are almost always too just in the US but around the globe.
small to be a safety concern (reference the
United States Geological Survey). Fracking Are there opportunities for ISA to provide training,
fluids and formation waters (wastewater) certifications, certificate programs, or standards
are returned to the surface. The injection of related to shale gas production, water and
wastewater into the subsurface can cause wastewater, leak detection and repair, or micro
earthquakes that are large enough to be felt seismic hydrofrack monitoring? Do we have
and may cause damage.” existing products and services that can be applied
(http://www.eia.gov/energy_in_brief/article/a to shale? Are there opportunities for ISA to develop
bout_shale_gas.cfm) new standards, products, and services related to
shale gas or tight oil? What else might ISA do?
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would
literally astound ourselves” Thomas Edison If you are engaged in shale gas and tight oil
initiatives and are interested in helping to
What are the implications for ISA? One of ISA’s investigate the shale gas opportunity for ISA,
strategic goals is to look at Big Data, to use please let Society leadership know. Contact ISA
President Peggy Koon at president@isa.org.
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