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Potential of shale gas for EU
Kloz, Ondřej ; Ježek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Štípek, Vladimír (referee)
This diploma thesis determines potential benefit of shale gas and its influence on price of gas on European market. For this purpose was chosen two variants, which have the best chance to decrease price of gas on European market. The first variant is extraction of shale gas directly in Europe. The size of deposits and cost estimates indicates the biggest potential from both variants. Possible extraction could be able to decrease significantly price of gas on European market. Nevertheless the present attitude of Europe to extraction can limit this potential. The second variant is import of LNG, which have already helped to decrease price of gas significantly in many European countries. Nevertheless its possible influence on price decline of gas is limited. Expenditures connected with LNG prevent to greater price decline on the possible level of extraction. Moreover Europe has to face to great competition from Asia, where considerable part of gas supply move to. Final benefit of LNG will depend mostly on the size of available supply.
USA and the energy revolution of shale gas
Bednaříková, Markéta ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Straková, Eliška (referee)
The thesis refers to the extraction of unconventional shale gas, which is one of the most discussed topics of last few years. It was not considered to be profitable until the end of the 20th century. What made the extraction cost-effective was the combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. While the first chapter characterize the shale gas and informs about the historical development, the second chapter aims at the economic impacts. Falling price of gas caused by the overproduction decreases the costs of enterprises and expenditures of households. The unemployment declines too. The third chapter describes the view into the future and utilization of shale gas in energetics, because the cheap gas makes the electricity production cost less. Then the possibility of gas export will be considered. Shale gas is nowhere extracted as much as in the USA. Therefore, it could be exported abroad. However, the exports of LNG could increase the value of dollar, which could badly affect the exporters of American products.

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