WRI says 38% of world’s shale resources facing water stresses

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Bloomberg) -- A new analysis shows 38% of the world’s shale resources in places such as China, Mexico and South Africa face high to extremely high water stress or arid conditions, according to the World Resources Institute. Water availability shortcomings could potentially limit shale resource development in every continent except Antarctica, the Washington-based WRI research group said Sept. 2 in a report released at the World Water Week event in Stockholm.

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