China will increasingly rely on unconventional hydrocarbons to replenish its oil and gas production, which has been levelling off over the past 10 years as many conventional fields reach plateau production.
National Energy Administration (NEA) direcor Nur Bekri told the annual national energy conference at the end of last year that the country will continue pushing development of unconventional oil and gas resources such as shale gas and coalbed methane.
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