“China to Double Blocks Offered in Next Shale-Gas Auction”

China, the world’s biggest energy con­sumer, may hold 48 per­cent more shale-gas reserves than the U.S., accord­ing to the Wash­ing­ton, D.C.-based Energy Infor­ma­tion Admin­is­tra­tion. Bei­jing aims to triple China’s use of gas to about 10 per­cent of energy con­sump­tion by 2020 to cut its reliance on more-polluting coal and oil.

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