Five years ago the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a report entitled, “Are We Entering a Golden Age of Gas?” Gas development was booming, from both conventional resources and US shale deposits, and gas was widely seen as a vital tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Much has happened since then, including a collapse in global oil prices, the signing of a new climate agreement in Paris, and a broadening of the anti-fossil-fuel focus of climate activists. If we’re still on the path to a golden age of gas, the ride will be bumpy.
