Producers have found a sweet spot, steeped in liquid byproducts, to sustain years of trials and adaptations of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing on Canada's gas and oil "Near Frontier" in northern British Columbia (BC), according to the country's top energy transporter.
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NGTL: More Drilling Will Lower Northwest Canada’s Shale Gas Prices
The cost of northwestern Canadian shale gas will drop to competitive levels as drilling intensifies from scattered field trials into concentrated commercial development, says the pipeline grid for British Columbia and Alberta.

TransCanada Moves Quickly to Grab Montney Shale Pipeline Action
TransCanada Corp. is acting swiftly to grab the pipeline action in the next western drilling hot spot, the 130,000-square-kilometer (52,000-square-mile) Montney shale formation in northern British Columbia and Alberta.
Encana Throttling Back, but Still Keen on Gas Factory Approach
Using the experience it gained in the unconventional gas fields of the Piceance Basin in Colorado, and the Montney and Horn River shale plays in British Columbia, Encana Corp. has begun to advance its “gas factory” approach in the Haynesville Shale, where it holds more than 430,000 net acres spread across Louisiana and East Texas.
Gas Shales Output 24-25 Bcf/d by 2020, Says Ziff Consultant
It’s a shale world and it’s only getting bigger, according to Ziff Energy Group’s natural gas consulting manager.
Gas Shales to Provide 24-25 Bcf/d by 2020, Says Ziff Consultant
It’s a shale world and it’s only getting bigger, according to Ziff Energy Group’s natural gas consulting manager.