Shale gas is natural gas trapped within fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rocks.
It has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States over the past decade, and interest has spread to potential gas shales in the UK and the rest of the world. Analysts expect shale gas to supply as much as half the natural gas production in North America by 2020.
Protech can use its experience in onshore oil and gas development to explore this energy opportunity.