China May Start Shale-Gas Production by 2015, Ministry Says
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China, the world’s biggest polluter, may start producing shale gas within five years to meet rising demand for cleaner-burning fuels.
Production of gas in shale rock may begin before the end of 2015, Che Changbo, deputy director of the Ministry of Land and Resources’s oil and gas strategy center, said in an interview after a conference in Beijing. The country has drilled more than 10 wells and signed several cooperation agreements with foreign companies to develop the resource, according to Che.