As May pushes cash payouts for households, would sharing the proceeds of shale turbocharge the dash for gas? Michael Hulme, head of commodities at Carmignac, says Yes. Sharing the proceeds of shale with individual households as well as local councils will help kick-start the process, yes. The driver of shale development in the US was the existence of mineral rights – simply put, the ownership of what lies under the ground by the owner [...]
