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The relationship between the United States and the Middle East

Since the United States in recent years, "shale gas revolution", U.S. unconventional gas development much faster than expected, and faster output growth of the United States of "energy independence" is no longer a fantasy. United States not only no longer need to import liquefied natural gas and liquefied natural gas with its own fast alternative to diesel, as well as a windfall in shale gas development in fracturing proppants‍ a large number of shale oil, but also to the United States on Middle East oil demand straight decline, in 2010 the United States in the Middle East Only 80 million tons of oil dependence.

4 Chinese shale gas

China Changning - Weiyuan block of shale gas demonstration Changning District

China Changning - Weiyuan block of shale gas demonstration Changning District

Our rich shale gas resources. Recoverable shale gas resources of about 26 trillion cubic meters, the resource potential and the United States is similar, the difference is with the United States, China's shale gas exploration more difficult, much deeper than the depth of the U.S. shale gas reservoirs. Some Russian experts believe that China's shale gas development is still in the "young" stage. Americans also believe that technically the development of shale gas is still in its early stages.

However, China's strong demand for natural gas, driving to accelerate the development of shale gas industry. In 2009, China's natural gas consumption amounted to 81 billion cubic meters, of which domestic production of 76 billion cubic hydraulic fracture stimulation‍ meters, accounting for 94%. 2020, China's natural gas gap will exceed 135 billion cubic meters. Thus, there are plans to actively develop unconventional gas resources to meet our demand for natural gas will be an important way and protection.

In order to accelerate the exploitation of shale gas, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Board in September 2009 began to study the development of shale gas exploration and encourage the development and utilization policies. National Energy Board to establish shale gas exploration and development of key technology research projects, increase scientific and technological research, breakthroughs in core technologies to accelerate the pace of shale gas exploration and development. Specific shale gas development plans and policies being developed and research.

April 13, 2011, the first well ultra-deep wells kilometers Strategic Survey "National shale gas resource potential evaluation and favorable region preferably" special construction of oil and gas resources from the Ministry of Land and organize the implementation of the Strategic Research Center - Cen Page 1 Well, in Guizhou Province, Yang Xiang smoothly Cengong spud.

Deputy director of the Ministry of Land and Resources Strategic Research Center of Oil and Gas, said Zhang Dawei, a strategic goal of China's shale gas resource exploration and development strategy for the investigation and is in the country by 2020 optimized 50-80 favorable target areas and 20-30 exploration Development, recoverable reserves of shale gas steady growth, reaching one trillion cubic meters of shale resin coated ceramic proppant‍ gas production grew rapidly, reaching 8-12% of conventional natural gas production, making shale gas has become a major clean energy resources.

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developing shale gas revolution: the United States

Shale gas resources in the world for research and exploration and development first began in the United States. Rely on the development of mature production technology and improve network facilities, the U.S. shale gas costs only slightly fracturing proppants‍ more than conventional gas, which makes the United States became the only country in the world to achieve large-scale commercial shale gas exploitation. Data show that in 2010 the U.S. shale gas production has exceeded 100 billion cubic meters. In the past five years, U.S. shale gas production increased more than 20-fold - from 1% in 2006 only for its natural gas production, to growth in 2010 to 20% of U.S. gas production. Experts pointed out, relying on shale gas exploitation in the next 10 years, the United States not only a large-scale imports of natural gas changed the situation, to achieve full self-sufficiency, is also expected to become LNG exporter.

American "shale gas revolution" has shaken the world LNG market structure, and this effect will become more significant, and thus change the world's energy landscape. Thanks to breakthroughs in unconventional gas, especially shale gas development technology, in 2009 the United States with 624 billion cubic meters of production for the first time over Russia became the world's first gas-producing countries. Replacement of ceramic proppants/ceramic ‍ production status of the U.S. long-term dependence on imports of natural gas consumption in the situation reversed. U.S. experts believe the excitement, with shale gas, the United States 100 years no worries.

Development of shale gas, particularly a sharp increase in U.S. shale gas production, the majority of people still make this a very strange energy has become a hot topic. Quietly coming of "shale gas revolution" began to have a significant impact on the global natural gas supply and demand changes and price movements, and cause gas production and consumption country concerned. Exploitation of shale gas, a low-carbon economy Coal seam gas‍ impetus strategic development opportunities, become a catalyst for the world's oil and gas geopolitical situation has undergone structural adjustment.

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Shale gas revolution in the concepts

As society growing demand for clean energy, natural gas prices are rising, people are rapidly increasing understanding of shale gas. In particular, the level of horizontal fracturing proppants‍ wells and fracturing technology continues to progress, the human exploration and development of the shale gas boom is being formed.

China shale gas shale enrichment and demonstration area

China shale gas shale enrichment and demonstration area [1]

Shale gas is mined out from shale gas, methane-based ingredients, is an important unconventional gas resources. Formation and enrichment of shale gas has its own unique characteristics, often greater thickness distribution in the basin, widely distributed shale source rock formations. Compared to more conventional natural gas, shale gas reservoirs with self-generated self-storage features, both shale source rocks, reservoirs and is Coal seam gas‍ not subject to structural control, no traps, no clear the air-water interface. Shale gas buried large depth range, depth from 200 m to 3000 m deep at. Most widely shale gas distribution, a large thickness, and generally containing gas, which makes possible to stabilize shale gas production rate of long-term gas, having a long cycle life and long exploitation advantages. [2]

Global shale gas resources are very rich. It is predicted that the world shale gas resources of 456 trillion cubic meters, mainly in North America, Central Asia and China, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, the former Soviet Union and other regions. And conventional natural gas equivalent, resin coated ceramic ‍ shale gas resource potential may be greater than conventional natural gas.