South Africa's Technical Readiness to Support the Shale Gas Industry

This report assesses the status quo with regard to available information and technologies in South Africa, and links the findings with the needs of the shale
gas activities if such an industry were to develop. The report makes several
recommendations for future data collection and research to prepare South Africa
for a shale gas industry, and suggests important interventions that would need to
be considered to enable the development of the industry.
The study has benefited from comprehensive reports undertaken by academies of
science in Australia and Canada. Both local and international panel members have
interpreted these findings within a South African context and have produced a
uniquely South African report. South Africa has much to learn from the international
experience as it carves its way forward in this field.