The
country
aims
produce
6.5
billion
cubic
metres
of
shale
gas
by
2015,
or
roughly
6%
of
its
current
total
gas
production,
but
it
intends
to
dramatically
boost
output
to
between
60
Bcm
and
100
Bcm
in
2020,
the
National
Energy
Administration
(NEA)
said
on
Friday.
The
targets,
released
in
a
five-year
plan
to
2015,
were
largely
in
line
with
earlier
goals
reported
by
state
media,
Reuters
reported.
"The
main
task
in
the
12th
five-year
period
is
to
lay
a
good
foundation,
especially
some
key
technologies
in
shale
gas
exploration
and
development,"
the…
