Fracking's Impact on Energy Markets & the Environment (Video On Demand)
Credit: 1 CPD
Subject Matter Expert: Ronald Miller, P.E., MBA, CEM, REP
In Fracking's Impact on Energy Markets & the Environment (Video On Demand), you'll learn ...
- How the oil and gas industry drills a fracked well, and the safety and environmental precautions taken, the depths of wells, and the production methods involved.
- The impact that fracking has had on U.S. natural gas production, LNG export, gas and electricity prices.
- The large CO2 emitting countries in the world today and their future emission trajectory.
- The California Duck Curve and the relation to access to U.S. natural gas.
Overview
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Credit: 1 CPD
This course includes a data and fact-based overview of fracking practices, and its impact on the U.S. energy industry. The discussion uses several historical graphs to drive home the pertinent energy points relating to fracking. It is led by an expert with over 40 years technical, strategic, and financial experience in the energy sector, with 20 years with ExxonMobil.
Different energy generation technologies and their relative change over the last 20 years with regards to market share, emissions, and impact on electricity prices are discussed with relation to the fracking revolution since 2008.
The course is designed to provide more in-depth knowledge of fracking and how it has forever impacted U.S. natural gas supply and electricity prices.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- How the oil and gas industry drills a fracked well, and the safety and environmental precautions taken, the depths of wells, and the production methods involved.
- The impact that fracking has had on U.S. natural gas production, LNG export, gas and electricity prices.
- The relative change in market share of the key sources of electricity generation in the U.S. (renewables, coal, natural gas, nuclear, and oil), and the emissions from each.
- The large CO2 emitting countries in the world today and their future emission trajectory.
- The California Duck Curve and the relation to access to U.S. natural gas.
Video on Demand
This course is a recorded version of a live lecture and will be streamed directly to your computer's media player. Our format is generally compatible with media players included with all computers and mobile devices. After watching the video presentation, you will return to your account to take the online quiz. While this is a recording of a live presentation, please note that this recording will not qualify as a "live" or "interactive" continuing education activity in those jurisdictions where it is required.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
Preview a portion of the video before you purchase it.
Credit: 1 CPD
