canadian gas potential committee article note summary canadian gas potential committee report outlines basic downside analysis reserves exist alaskan frontier well coalbed methane gas much discussion topic next months anyone wants copy entire canadian gas potential committee report contact 402 398 7573 go following web site www com internet capability returns lorna energy insight news thursday september 20 2001 expectations fall canada natural gas frontier canada arctic north may north america next big natural gas producing basin one geologist said major major reduction estimated natural gas potential canadian gas potential committee volunteer group 50 geologists professionals assess canada undiscovered gas potential last week reported canada frontier basins include arctic mackenzie delta regions may hold 60 65 trillion cubic feet tcf gas ultimately could make market new estimate falls short previous estimates 300 400 tcf gas could found beaufort basin arctic islands mackenzie corridor estimates helped encourage geologists producers number u based power plant developers consider north almost second western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb gas historically prolific yet declining basin makes around 15 u imports thought gas greener said rob woronuk senior analyst canadian gas potential committee still potentially bad news came committee report woronuk said embarrassment committee decided canadian coalbed methane may less role play previously thought committee reversed findings 1997 report estimated coalbed methane could account 270 tcf canada overall 570 tcf natural gas resource read entire story http www energyinsight com