The Rising Impact of Water Costs on Energy Production

Green Tech Media ^ | September 2, 2016 | Katherine Tweed

[2ndDivisionVet]

Three years ago, Wood Mackenzie reported on how water scarcity could impact global energy industries, from North American shale gas to Middle Eastern desalination.

An updated report from Wood Mackenzie and Verisk Maplecroft finds the risks are greater in 2016, yet the market opportunity to address them remains largely untapped. In the U.S., for example, water costs for gas wells that use hydraulic fracturing doubled from 2012 to 2016, according to the latest report....

[Little Bill]

These people are the children of those who did a lot of Acid in the 60’s and 70’s, the cannot be another explanation.

[jsanders2001]

Globalist leftist elitists who own a stake in utility companies know all they have to do to raise profit margins is to create fictional stories about shortages and voila! They can charge more and fatten their wallets. How I hate their lying ways...