Conference to Focus on Unconventional Gas in China
Enhancements in technology and the resulting impact on energy supply and energy security in the United States has brought unconventional gas to the energy forefront worldwide.
China is widely viewed to be the next big market for unconventional-gas development.
According to the National Plan, unconventional gas is expected to meet 15 percent of forecasted domestic demand by 2020. In order to achieve the determined target, the government has issued incentives to support technology and equipment innovation.
State owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) estimates the country could have 30 trillion cubic metres (cm) of shale-gas reserves. Consultancy Wood Mackenzie believes that coal-bed methane production in China will account for one-third of unconventional supply by 2030; making it the second-largest source of unconventional gas in the country, after shale.
China is putting in place domestic initiatives to source and produce unconventional gas in order to meet its increasing demand for energy.
It recently created a shale-gas research centre in a bid to develop unconventional gas production and CNPC has signed a deal with shale-gas expert EnCana Corporation to develop reserves in Canada, a move designed to bring unconventional-gas know-how back to China.
CNPC and Shell have signed a deal for the exploration to search for tight gas, it has also entered into an agreement with PetroChina to develop shale-gas reserves in Sichuan. Statoil is amongst those who have recently expressed an interest in shale gas in China.
It is with the background of this dynamic activity that Unconventional Gas China 2010 is to be held on November 18-19 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.
The conference will bring together government officials, industry leaders, solution providers, project developers and experts from China's unconventional gas industries to discuss new governmental support policies and legislation, examine new technologies as well as provide a detailed overview of project developments across China.
In order to foster the most productive networking environment possible, at the event provides face-to-face meetings with key buyers actively seeking technological solutions for their existing and future projects. The conference bring together interested parties and pre-qualified industry leaders, with the opportunity to create new partnerships and alliances and showcase new technologies and applications to a targeted audience of decision makers.
Unconventional Gas 2010 is organized by Noppen, one of the leading producers of business conferences and professional trainings in Asia.
Source: Noppen
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