The international development of shale gas

Global shale gas development is not common, only the United States and Canada a lot of work in this area. Among them, the United States has entered a rapid development of  shale gas  development stage of commercial exploitation in Canada is still in its infancy. U.S. shale gas development has 80 years of history, the oil companies involved in the 23 from 2005 to 2007, the development of 64. 2000 U.S. shale gas annual production of 122 billion cubic meters, while in 2007, only Newark East's annual production of shale gas reached 21.7 billion cubic meters, U.S. shale gas production close to 50 billion cubic meters, accounting for the total U.S. natural gas the amount of more than 8%. But from the U.S. Energy Information Administration data show website: U.S. shale gas production accounts for natural gas production increased from 2007 to 2011 were 8.07% (2007), 11.09% (2008), 15.19% (2009), 21.69% (2010 ), 29.85% (2011). Experts said that the U.S. shale gas is growing faster than the United States can not do without the support of national policy and the development of advanced technologies,fracturing proppant and this is at least 2015 Chinese do not have. The late 1970s, the U.S. government in the "energy windfall Law" provides tax subsidies unconventional energy development policy, since Texas since the early 1990s, the development of shale gas do not charge taxes on production. In addition, the United States has also set up a special research fund of unconventional oil and gas resources. It can be said that the U.S. government's emphasis on the development of shale gas shale gas development provided a strong impetus. Shale gas in terms of this new thing, a favorable policy support will undoubtedly greatly reduce development costs and stimulate the development of shale gas. With the rapid increase in shale gas production, the IEA predicts that by 2015 the United States will overtake Russia to become the world's largest natural gas producer. U.S. Energy authorities have predicted that shale gas will replace coal and become second only to the second-largest U.S. oil energy resources, and may change the U.S. energy production patterns. By 2012, shale gas production increased energy prices have been pulled down, the revitalization of the U.S. manufacturing sector has become a magic weapon. European Airbus and many large international companies to move into the U.S. of some manufacturing projects, is the value of local low energy prices. In addition, thanks to the shale gas revolution " hydraulic fracturing " technology, shale oil (a petroleum) production also increased rapidly, so that U.S. oil production rebounded strongly, leading to 2011, the United States since 1949, first became net exporter of refined petroleum products. The IEA believes that by 2020 the United States will become the world's largest crude oil producer. U.S. ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said that by the mid-1920s, the United States will not have to import oil. The rapid development of U.S. shale gas has changed America's energy consumption structure, not only reduces the consumption of coal and other energy ratio, but also reduces the dependence on Middle East oil and energy state, triggering a worldwide revolution in shale gas development.