Alberta Natural Gas – Landlocked Largesse

Michal C. Moore

doi:10.1017/9781316341209.012

10 - Alberta Natural Gas – Landlocked Largesse

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2017

Edited by

Ian G. Cronshaw and

R. Quentin Grafton: Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Ian G. Cronshaw: Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Michal C. Moore: Affiliation:
University of Calgary

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Information: Risks, Rewards and Regulation of Unconventional Gas
A Global Perspective
, pp. 197 - 223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316341209.012 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2016

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