Importance of shale gas as a bridge energy carrier

The current growth in production of natural gas from unconventional resources has significantly influenced the economies of primarily two countries: The United States and Canada. It is expected that this trend will continue along with start of production of shale gas in other parts of the world, including Europe.

An increase in natural gas production in our region would be highly advantageous due to reduction of dependence on import and a drop in the prices of energy. Additionally the increase would facilitate de-carbonification of the energy sector which is still mainly based on coal in some countries.

Plans of transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy supply remain complicated. Therefore, natural gas from unconventional resources may turn out to be the most promising bridge energy carrier until fossil fuels are replaced by energy sources of a new type.

This Conference will shed some new light on chances for the safe and sustainable use of shale gas as well as its future role in the forecasted energy budget of individual countries, especially in Europe.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dr. Mart J. van Bracht - EGS President, Director of the Geological Survey of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Prof. Jerzy Nawrocki - EGS Executive Committee Member, Director of the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Poland
Prof. John Nicholas Ludden - Executive Director of the British Geological Survey, United Kingdom
Prof. Hans-Joachim Kümpel - President of the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenshaften und Rohstoffe, Germany
Dr. Johnny Fredericia - Managing Director of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark
Dr. Luca Demicheli - EGS Secretary General, Geological Survey of Italy - ISPRA, Italy

PROGRAMME

 Program w języku polskim (123.46 kB)

12.11.2013 Tuesday

9:00 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome and introductory words
Mart J. van Bracht, EuroGeoSurveys President, Director of the Geological Survey of the Netherlands
Jerzy Nawrocki, EuroGeoSurveys Executive Committee Member, Director of the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute
Marcin Korolec, Minister of the Environment, Poland

Session moderator – Mart J. van Bracht

10:30 – 11:00 Gas and Coal Around the World – a Review and Perspectives
Lászlo Varró, Head of Gas, Coal and Power Markets Division, International Energy Agency

11:00 – 11:30 Energy Sources and its Security in EU
Marie Donnelly, Director of the Directorate General for Energy of the European Commission

11:30 – 12:00 Shale Gas Resources of Europe and the Need for a Pan-European Coordinated Assessment
Peter Britze, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Chair of EuroGeoSurveys GeoEnergy Expert Group

12:00 – 12:30 Global Geo-Political and Economic Consequences of Shale Gas
Mart J. van Bracht, EuroGeoSurveys President; Managing Director, TNO Energy (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research); Managing Director, Geological Survey of the Netherlands

12:30 – 13:10 Lunch

Session moderator – Jerzy Nawrocki

13:10 – 13:30 An Overview of the Status of the Development of Shale Gas throughout Europe and Public/Stakeholder Concerns
Richard Davies, European Federation of Geologists, University of Durham and Geological Society of London

13:30 – 13:50 Shale Gas - Assessments of Environmental Impact: Addressing the Knowledge Gaps in Ireland
Ray Scanlon, Geological Survey of Ireland, Head of the Groundwater Programme

13:50 – 14:10 Environmental Impact of Shale Gas Exploration and Exploitation – U.K. Experience
John Ludden, Executive Director of the British Geological Survey

14:10 – 14:30 Environmental Impact of Shale Gas Exploration and Exploitation – Polish Experience
Małgorzata Woźnicka, Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institut

14:30 – 14:50 Innovation in Shale Gas Extraction for an European Approach
René Peters, Geological Surveys of the Netherlands, Chairman of Shale Gas Expert Group of EU European Energy Research Alliance

14:50 – 15:50 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Panel moderator – Luca Demicheli, Secretary General, EuroGeoSurveys

15:50 – 16:30 PRESS CONFERENCE

18:00 GALA DINNER – Networking Event (Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute Headquarters)

The official language of the Conference is English
The Conference will be translated into Polish

13.11.2013 Wednesday

7:00-19:00FIELD EXCURSION – Shale Gas: Drilling and Fracturing in Poland

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