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. Numbers for the estimated amount of recoverable shale gas resources are provided alongside numbers for proven natural gas reserves.
From the list, China has the most recoverable shale gas.
Table
* indicates "Natural resources in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
+Estimated recoverable reservesCountryRegionWet shale gas(trillion cubic feet)Tight oil(billion barrels)Year – 7,576.6 418.9 – Asia 1,115.2 32.2 2013 South America 801.5 27.0 2013 North Africa 706.9 5.7 2013 North America 622.5 78.2 2015 North America 572.9 8.8 2013 North America 545.2 13.1 2013 Australia 429.3 15.6 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa 389.7 0.0 2013 Eastern Europe 284.5 74.6 2013South America244.95.32013Middle East205.322.62014South America167.313.42013Eastern Europe145.81.82013Western Europe136.74.72013Eastern Europe127.91.12013North Africa121.626.12013Asia105.29.12013North Africa100.04.62013 Asia 96.4 3.8 2013South America75.33.72013South America54.76.82013Eastern Europe50.70.32013South America48.52.32014Middle East48.36.22014Asia46.47.92013Sub-Saharan Africa44.416.22013South America36.40.62013Western Europe31.70.02013Caspian27.510.62014Western Europe25.92.92013Western Europe25.80.72013Eastern Europe23.64.72013North Africa22.71.52013Western Europe17.00.72013Eastern Europe16.60.22013North Africa11.90.02013Western Europe9.80.02013West SaharaNorth Africa8.60.22013Western Europe8.40.12013Middle East6.80.12013Asia5.40.02013South America4.60.62013Asia4.43.42013Eastern Europe2.41.42013North Africa0.00.02013Western Europe0.00.02013
See also Shale gas by country Fracking by country
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