SHIP welcomes four new members of the expert network who share their expertise on various aspects of shale gas, see below. Additionally, a new expert article on "The Importance of Wellbore Integrity for Groundwater Protection in Shale Gas Well Construction" has been published by Michael Prohaska and Gerhard Thonhauser.

Theresia Petrow is a geologist working at GFZ Potsdam on different projects related to shale gas. For SHIP she is co-authoring with the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) a text about Shale Gas in Germany, which will be soon published in the SHIP section "The Debate". 

Anna Alexandra Seuser works at the Department of Public Law at the University of Trier, Germany, and has contributed a text on the relation of German federal and state law in terms of shale gas exploration and production.

Elizabeth Shepherd, a lawyer at Eversheds, has contributed an up-to-date analysis on the EU activities on shale gas.

Trevor Smith from the Gas Technology Institute GTI in Des Plaines, U.S. is the new GTI contact person for SHIP. He took over the task from Guy Lewis. 

Welcome to the SHIP expert network!