Major challenges for developing unconventional gas in Brazil – Will water resources impede the development of the Country׳s industry?

Camargo, Tathiany R. Moreira de; Merschmann, Paulo Roberto de C.; Vasquez-Arroyo, Eveline; Szklo, Alexandre

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.03.001

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“…On the one hand, onshore natural gas potential production faces challenges related to the expansion of the gas transportation grid, given its high upfront costs and the monopolistic nature of the Brazilian market (Camargo et al, 2014;Mathias and Szklo, 2007). On the other hand, transporting the production of offshore pre-salt associated gas to consumer centers is costly, given the far distance from the coast (round 300 km).…”

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“…Nevertheless, the challenges that unconventional gas faces in Brazil are huge. Regardless of environmental restrictions and water availability (Camargo et al, 2014), the cash flow of shale exploration is based on regular CAPEX and OPEX expenditures given the need to constantly drill new wells (Lage et al, 2013). This constant drilling rhythm may be hindered by institutional barriers related to the lack of speed to cope with a high frequency of biding rounds, logistic barriers to transport this gas to consumer centers and the lack of capacity of the national industry to attend such a high demand for equipment and services.…”

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Climate policy scenarios in Brazil: A multi-model comparison for energy

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a b s t r a c t Available online xxxx JEL classification: H23 C88 Q40 Q54 C61 C63 C68 O57 Keywords: Climate policy Low-carbon energy scenarios Mitigation alternatives BrazilThis paper assesses the effects of market-based mechanisms and carbon emission restrictions on the Brazilian energy system by comparing the results of six different energy-economic or integrated assessment models under different scenarios for carbon taxes and abatement targets up to 2050. Results show an increase over time in emissions in the baseline scenarios due, largely, to higher penetration of natural gas and coal. Climate policy scenarios, however, indicate that such a pathway can be avoided. While taxes up to 32 US$/tCO 2 e do not significantly reduce emissions, higher taxes (from 50 US$/tCO 2 e in 2020 to 162US$/tCO 2 e in 2050) induce average emission reductions around 60% when compared to the baseline. Emission constraint scenarios yield even lower reductions in most models. Emission reductions are mostly due to lower energy consumption, increased penetration of renewable energy (especially biomass and wind) and of carbon capture and storage technologies for fossil and/or biomass fuels. This paper also provides a discussion of specific issues related to mitigation alternatives in Brazil. The range of mitigation options resulting from the model runs generally falls within the limits found for specific energy sources in the country, although infrastructure investments and technology improvements are needed for the projected mitigation scenarios to achieve actual feasibility.

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“…Thus, Brazil is trying to reduce NG imports by exploring wells in the pre-salt basin (Melikoglu, 2014). In Brazil, the mineral resources within the land are under government control, and promising reserves for shale development are the Parnaíba and São Francisco basins (Camargo et al, 2014). It is estimated that these basins have a volume of about 288 Tcf of technically recoverable resources (Camargo et al, 2014).…”

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Assessment of the Possibilities and Challenges of Shale Gas in the Global Energy Transition

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The improvement of horizontal drilling techniques and hydraulic fracturing makes shale gas exploration an option economically. Shale gas has the potential to reshape energy policy at national and international levels. Shale gas development can be an effective path to a low-carbon energy transition because natural gas, conventional or unconventional, has relatively lower emissions than other fossil fuels, as well as lower cost and abundant global reserves. This paper uses the SWOT analysis method to identify possibilities and challenges that shale gas development may face. To prepare the analysis, an advanced search was carried out on the Science Direct platform, investigating the strengths (S), weaknesses (W), opportunities (O), and threats (T) of the development of shale gas linked to the energy transition context. The most cited strength was abundant availability, followed by increased energy security. Regarding weaknesses, the most evident were environmental impacts and pollution. The most-reported opportunity for shale gas development was the prospect of replacing other sources, and the threat was public skepticism and less support than there is for renewables, although the ban was also included. A possible path for the development of shale gas, in an energy transition context, is an opportunity to replace other sources, such as coal, taking advantage of its abundance and energy security. However, for development to become relatively clean, fugitive emissions and other negative aspects of exploration must be mitigated.

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“…A detailed study of the water resources of Brazil (Camargo et al 2014) identifies water resource basins likely to come under development for unconventional gas and notes competing users. The regulatory framework for managing river basins operates at both the federal and state level.…”

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Is There Scientific Evidence to Support the Selection of Hydraulic Fracturing Rules?

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The application of hydraulic fracturing to hydrocarbon-rich basins has evolved since the first tentative steps to stimulate conventional oil reservoirs in the United States Mid-West in the late 1940s, into a widely practiced technology, principally used today in gaining commercial flows of unconventional hydrocarbon reserves. The early application of the technology was directed toward draining methane from coal seams as a safety measure (Thakur 2014), evolving to assist commercial recovery of coalbed methane as the first systematic use in the unconventional resources. In conjunction with the application of horizontal drilling and completions technology, real time micro-seismic monitoring technology, and understanding of the nature of unconventional resources geology, the phenomena of modern shale gas and oil extraction transformed the US energy landscape. Following this break-through in the US, other jurisdictions commenced similar pursuits for their unconventional petroleum potential. The application of hydraulic fracturing was just one more aspect in a rapidly evolving complex business where regulations were in a state of permanent catch-up.Regulations to address specific environmental 1 risks 2 associated with on-shore hydraulic fracturing evolved as use of the technology spread to new jurisdictions. State oversight of hydraulic fracturing is the norm worldwide other than for single-level federal jurisdictions such as the UK. Elsewhere, federal regulation is generally restricted to the outer envelope of environmental impacts such as air quality standards and receiving water standards, except with the case of off-shore activities. State regulations tend to be directed to the exploration and development processes with local government exerting control using 1 Environment includesa. ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and b. all natural and physical resources; and c. amenity values; and d. the social, economic, aesthetic, and cultural conditions which affect the matters stated in paragraphs (a) to (c) or which are affected by those matters 2 Risk means consequence times probabilityplanning rule 3 s such as noise and set-back. Off-shore regulation of hydraulic fracturing is dominated by federal authorities across the globe due to complexities of national waters and contiguous hydrocarbon basins extending across national economic zone boundaries (Nordtveit 2015, Gordon andPaterson 2015). This paper builds on earlier work where hydraulic fracturing regulations from fifty five jurisdictions were assessed (Campin 2013). Self-selected rule categories (fifty nine elements) were identified based on frequency of occurrence in the various regulatory frameworks examined. The rationale and justification for environmental protection parameters is examined and documentary evidence is assessed for selected rules. This paper draws from the peer reviewed, scientific literature or official reports from government agencies and is restricted to the on-shore sector.Regulation in the absence of a ...

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Major challenges for developing unconventional gas in Brazil – Will water resources impede the development of the Country׳s industry?

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Climate policy scenarios in Brazil: A multi-model comparison for energy

Climate policy scenarios in Brazil: A multi-model comparison for energy

Assessment of the Possibilities and Challenges of Shale Gas in the Global Energy Transition

Is There Scientific Evidence to Support the Selection of Hydraulic Fracturing Rules?

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