Coastal Oil and Gas was last year granted planning permission to dig a borehole to test for gas below farmland in Kent in what has been described as a similar scheme.
Plans by a UK energy company to test whether gas can be extracted from coal beds near Keynsham has prompted residents to hold a public meeting.
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And earlier this month, Airbus, in association with Shell, Rolls Royce and Qatar Airways, began a research project to test 'Gas to Liquid' (GTL) technologies that convert lower-emission natural gas and other synthetic fuels into liquid kerosene.
Cuadrilla suspended shale gas test drilling in June 2011, following two small earthquakes near Blackpool.
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The Welsh government is to hold a public inquiry into test drilling for gas in the Vale of Glamorgan.
It coincided with the release of a report commissioned by Cuadrilla which found it was "highly probable" that shale gas test drilling triggered two earth tremors near Blackpool.
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The council said two companies were applying to Mendip district council for permission to test drill for the gas, which is found in shale formed from deposits of mud, silt, clay and organic matter.
Two other explorers on the west coast, AWE and Norwest Energy last week reported successful flows of gas from a test well.
There was a ripple of fear in Britain when test-drilling for shale gas in north-west England set off small earth tremors, but the evidence so far suggests that earthquakes should not be a worry.
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Some say local authorities sometimes make exceptions for parades, a quick test drive or a trip to the gas station.
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The center console screen states one thing, the instant economy gauge states another and, the simple math division test basically (logically) states the CORRECT gas mileage, which is not off by a few miles per gallon but, by many.
They would test the card by charging a small amount at a gas station.
The test will involve taking out coal samples and testing its gas content.
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Cairn says it has found natural gas in thin sandlayers in one of its test wells, indicating the presence of oil.
Environmentalists say public knowledge of the chemicals can help landowners near oil and gas projects know what types of pollution to test for in their groundwater.
The enormous Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea could be an early test of international sentiment.
Although carbon dioxide is the more important greenhouse gas, methane measurements will be a more practical early application to test the market for this sort of data.
For this combined population of 45 m people, they sought to test the benefits of "existing, readily acquirable technologies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels".
It's impossible not to grin as you tap the gas pedal and feel the kind of thrust normally reserved for astronauts and test pilots.
For the test run, Mr Lerner used deuterium, a heavy isotope of hydrogen, as the gas.
The repair shop put an engine on a test bed, attached sensors, hooked it to computers, and tried every possible combination of gas and air.
The purpose of the well is to determine the structural status of the cavern as well as the pressure of any gas that might be inside of it, he said, adding that the last mechanical integrity test performed on the cavern was done in late 2010.
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