China’s Unconventional Gas Faces Unique Challenges

China, the world’s biggest energy user, will take a different course from the U.S. in unconventional gas development because of “unique” geological, technical and commercial reasons, consultant Wood Mackenzie said.

“A unique range of challenges faced by China means that they will not replicate the U.S. experience in a linear fashion,” Wood Mackenzie said in an e-mailed release, citing Gavin Thompson, director of China gas research at the Edinburgh- based company.