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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