Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration

Bazillian, Morgan; Pedersen, Ascha Lychett; Pless, Jacuelyn; Logan, Jeffrey; Nakano, Jane

Title: Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration

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Shale gas resource potential in China is assessed to be large, and its development could have wide-ranging economic, environmental, and energy security implications. Although commercial scale shale gas development has not yet begun in China, it holds the potential to change the global energy landscape. Chinese decision-makers are wrestling with the challenges associated with bringing the potential to reality: geologic complexity; infrastructure and logistical difficulties; technological, institutional, social and market development issues; and environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, impacts on water availability and quality, and air pollution. This paper briefly examines the current situation and outlook for shale gas in China, and explores existing and potential avenues for international cooperation. We find that despite some barriers to large-scale development, Chinese shale gas production has the potential to grow rapidly over the medium-term.

Authors:: Bazillian, Morgan; Pedersen, Ascha Lychett; Pless, Jacuelyn; Logan, Jeffrey; Nakano, Jane

Publication Date:: 2013-10-01

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1275262

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-6A50-60042

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: International Shale Gas and Oil Journal

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 1

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; China; shale gas

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                    Bazillian, Morgan, Pedersen, Ascha Lychett, Pless, Jacuelyn, Logan, Jeffrey, Medlock, Kenneth, III, O'Sullivan, Francis, and Nakano, Jane. Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Bazillian, Morgan, Pedersen, Ascha Lychett, Pless, Jacuelyn, Logan, Jeffrey, Medlock, Kenneth, III, O'Sullivan, Francis, & Nakano, Jane. Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration.  United States.

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                    Bazillian, Morgan, Pedersen, Ascha Lychett, Pless, Jacuelyn, Logan, Jeffrey, Medlock, Kenneth, III, O'Sullivan, Francis, and Nakano, Jane. 2013.  
        "Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration".  United States.

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  title        = {Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration},

  author       = {Bazillian, Morgan and Pedersen, Ascha Lychett and Pless, Jacuelyn and Logan, Jeffrey and Medlock, Kenneth, III, O'Sullivan, Francis and Nakano, Jane},

  abstractNote = {Shale gas resource potential in China is assessed to be large, and its development could have wide-ranging economic, environmental, and energy security implications. Although commercial scale shale gas development has not yet begun in China, it holds the potential to change the global energy landscape. Chinese decision-makers are wrestling with the challenges associated with bringing the potential to reality: geologic complexity; infrastructure and logistical difficulties; technological, institutional, social and market development issues; and environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, impacts on water availability and quality, and air pollution. This paper briefly examines the current situation and outlook for shale gas in China, and explores existing and potential avenues for international cooperation. We find that despite some barriers to large-scale development, Chinese shale gas production has the potential to grow rapidly over the medium-term.},

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  month        = {10}

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