List of countries by recoverable shale gas

This is a list of countries by recoverable shale gas based on data collected by the Energy Information Administration agency of the United States Department of Energy.[1] Numbers for the estimated amount of recoverable shale gas resources are provided alongside numbers for proven natural gas reserves.

A map of 48 shale basins in 38 countries, based on US Energy Information Administration data, 2011.

Nations
CountryEstimated recoverable resources
(trillion cubic feet)		Date of
Information[1]
-World total7,2992013
1 China1,1152013
2 Argentina8022013
3 Algeria7072013
4 United States6652013
5 Canada5732013
6 Mexico5452013
7 Australia4372013
8 South Africa3902013
9 Russia2852013
10 Brazil2452013
-Rest of the World1,5352013

See also

References
  1. "Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: An Assessment of 137 Shale Formations in 41 Countries Outside the United States". Analysis and projections. United States Energy Information Administration. 13 June 2013.


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