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    Shale gas in China: promising resources but many challenges

    2014-08-18T14:54:00Z

    Shale gas resources are at the early stages of development in China, with these resources currently falling almost exclusively into the unproved and technically recoverable bracket, without any serious production. According to estimates made by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), China has the world’s largest unproved wet shale gas ...

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    Gas hydrate resources found in South China Sea

    2014-08-18T14:23:00Z

    In late December 2013, China announced that it had identified major gas hydrate resources in the northern part of the South China Sea. Known as “flammable ice,” gas hydrates have the potential to be a major source of energy in the future. But the technology needed to economically get ...

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    China calling

    2014-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Soaring domestic consumption and new environmental requirements ae spurring China’s E&P strategy to increase gas production and create a hub for oil-related services