List of countries by recoverable shale gas

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

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.

Nations

CountryEstimated recoverable resources
(trillion cubic feet)		Date of
Information[1]
-World total 7,299 2013
1 China 1,115 2013
2 Argentina 802 2013
3 Algeria 707 2013
4 United States 665 2013
5 Canada 573 2013
6 Mexico 545 2013
7 Australia 437 2013
8 South Africa 390 2013
9 Russia 285 2013
10 Brazil 245 2013
-Rest of the World 1,5352013

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.