CHONGQING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's first national shale gas demonstration zone in Fuling, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, has been built up after passing the assessment bya expert panel organized by the National Energy Administration (NEA), according to Fuling Shale Gas Company under Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield.
Fuling shale gas field is the first in Chinathat entered massive commercial production of shale gas. Construction of the shale gas field was started in September 2013 upon the approval by NEA.
By the end of this year, Fuling shale gas field is expected to see its first phase construction completedto form an annual capacity of 5 billion cubic meters. (Edited by Li Xiaohui, lixh@xinhua.org)