The country has significant reserves of natural gas.

Gas extraction in Tanzania, as seen by cartoonist by Masoud Kipanya.

Petroleum, petrochemicals and natural gas continue to be the backbone of the economy.

Where's the catch?

Gas production in the Middle East will triple, and more than double in Africa, where there are large low cost reserves.

It's not even mining.

By 2035, shale gas is projected to account for roughly one half of total US energy production.

It costs no more to extract oil or gas today than it did when prices were one third of their current level.

Vladlena Martsynkevych, Bankwatch's Central Asia Officer writes

In the 2nd millennium, ore mining developed in Central Kazakhstan.

The man is the hunter, and the woman is his prey.

In the 2005 2006 fiscal year, the average gas production was over per day (M cuft d) and represented 18 of the total national gas sales, with demand growing at 2 per year.

The exploitation of mineral resources in the southern region

The prey dies once, while the hunter dies every day.

Indeed, after two decades of cheap, abundant energy and exports of surplus output, a new cycle of expensive, scarce, and imported energy has begun, as oil production has fallen by one third since 1998, and gas production by 15 since 2004.

As expressed by Carol Corrales in a post for Rainforest Radio

Last year's output of coal fell short of the standard.

Gaza

Oil output is coming back on line in meaningful quantities.

Indeed, shale gas extraction is so economically favorable that even American gas exported to Europe would cost 30 less than what the Russian energy giant Gazprom currently charges.

During the 1850s, gold and silver were extracted in the valley.

Gaza Shrugs

Gaza Under Attack.

There's a gas leak.

There's a gas leak.

Do you smell gas?

Do you smell gas?

Do you smell gas?

Some calm has returned, and oil production is resuming.

In this sense, the US has come to Europe s rescue in a different way Its production of shale oil and gas is likely to play a greater role in keeping Russia at bay than NATO troops on Europe s eastern borders.

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I smell gas.

Tom smelled gas.

Take your foot off the gas.

In the late 1800 s, oil extraction involved dredging with a mule.

And, in many places, oil supplies are declining as old oil fields are depleted.

In the Caribbean, more than 60 of coral reefs are threatened by sediment, pollution, and over fishing.

The stench of tear gas lingers everywhere.

This gas gives off a bad smell.

I think we have a gas leak.