How to do Shale Gas Right

A delegation of leaders in research and energy policy from Poland visited a leading research institute located in the famed Marcellus shale region to learn about the natural gas industry and build the foundation of new partnerships.

The visitors came to the National Research Center for Coal and Energy at West Virginia University to learn the do's and don'ts of developing shale gas.

“It's not easy, as you know,” said Marek Konarzewski, a representative of the U.S. Embassy of Poland. “There are very many things at stake, environmental concerns and so forth, so first we'd like to know how to proceed and not to repeat some mistakes.”

The delegation’s aim is to collaborate with WVU on new technology and training.

“The university here in Morgantown is one of the most renowned centers for this research in the United States, but also in the world,” Konarzewski said, “so we're looking for collaboration and I think this is the very first, bold, step in this collaboration.

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