{"id":7436,"date":"2012-01-27T21:13:57","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T19:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/iea-wants-strict-g20-shale-gas-regulations-birol\/"},"modified":"2012-01-27T21:13:57","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T19:13:57","slug":"iea-wants-strict-g20-shale-gas-regulations-birol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/iea-wants-strict-g20-shale-gas-regulations-birol\/","title":{"rendered":"IEA wants strict G20 shale gas regulations-Birol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Shale gas has the potential to change global energy<br \/>\nsupplies<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* But large-scale European development not expected soon<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Dmitry Zhdannikov<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Geneva, Jan 27 (Reuters) &#8211; The International Energy<br \/>\nAgency (IEA) wants the G20 to impose stringent rules on the<br \/>\ndevelopment of unconventional gas to address ecological concerns<br \/>\nand allow the world to have real benefits from the shale gas<br \/>\nrevolution.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The IEA&#8217;s Chief Economist Fatih Birol told Reuters in Geneva<br \/>\non Friday that it plans to publish &#8220;golden rules for the golden<br \/>\nage of gas&#8221; in May in which the agency will give regulatory<br \/>\nrecommendations for shale gas, and that it will hold a meeting<br \/>\non unconventional gas in Poland on March 7, inviting players<br \/>\nfrom Russia, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, and other major<br \/>\ngas producers.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will have a series of recommendations for governments,<br \/>\ncompanies and regulators,&#8221; Birol said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From our point of view we will monitor it (implementation<br \/>\nof recommendations) and we think it is a very good time for the<br \/>\nG20 under the Mexican presidency to follow this up and take into<br \/>\nconsideration, as many of the G20 countries are major gas<br \/>\nproducers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Birol said that the IEA, which advises industrial countries<br \/>\non energy policy, aimed to look at best practices and what kind<br \/>\nof regulation is needed to address concerns about the industry.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The development of shale gas extraction is a potential<br \/>\ngame-changer in world energy markets, offering the potential for<br \/>\nample supplies in markets that could otherwise tighten in coming<br \/>\nyears.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Shale gas has the potential to change global energy supplies * But large-scale European development not expected soon By Dmitry Zhdannikov Geneva, Jan 27 (Reuters) &#8211; 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