By 2015, the annual output of shale gas will reach 6.5 billion cubic meters in China, according to the Shale Gas Development Program (2011-2015) issued recently.

The program says that China will fundamentally complete investigations and assessments on potential shale gas resources of the whole China, established a batch of shale gas exploitation regions, preliminarily realize the scale production by 2015.

The programs also point out that, during the 12th Five-Year Plan, China's major tasks in the shale gas development include: carrying out investigations and assessments on potential shale gas resources of the whole China; overcoming scientific and technological difficulties and mastering the core technologies suitable for China's shale gas exploration; establishing 19 major shale gas exploration regions all over China.

Source:chinesestock