China’s largest shale gas producer, Sinopec, is scheduled to commission production from its Nanchuan shale gas block at Chongqing city in south-west China’s Sichuan basin in May.

The start-up will represent the beginning of operations of the second phase of Sinopec's flagship Fuling shale gas field in Chongqing city.

The company will test-run well pad 195, where four wells will start production.