While North America has abundant shale gas supplies, for example, more work needs to be done in China and India to know more precisely what is there. Kuuskraa also noted that while there is a lot of gas worldwide, the question of developing it must be asked consistently through the lens, “at what cost?”
Habang may masaganang pisara gas supplies North America, halimbawa, ay kailangang gawin sa Tsina at Indya na malaman pa kung ano ang tiyak ay may mas maraming trabaho. Kuuskraa rin mapapansin na habang may isang pulutong ng mga gas sa buong mundo, ang tanong ng pagbuo ng ito ay dapat na patuloy na tinanong sa pamamagitan ng lens, "sa kung ano ang gastos?"