Russia May Hold 680 Trillion Cubic Meters of Unconventional Gas

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Russia, holder of the world’s biggest natural-gas reserves, may have 2 1/2 times more unconventional resources than conventional supplies, according to OAO Gazprom.

The country may hold as much as 680 trillion cubic meters of unconventional resources, which include gas from shale, sandstones and coal beds, Viktor Skorobogatov, director of the gas resources center at Gazprom’s VNIIGAZ research unit, said in an interview in the company’s corporate magazine.