By King & Wood Mallesons

Tdina_yindouglass_jhe Chinese oil & gas landscape is evolving, and when you juxtapose the transformative impact shale has had on the U.S. oil & gas market with the shale prospects in China, it’s difficult to overstate the potential opportunities related to shale in China.

If it’s fair to consider shale as the biggest potential for future oil & gas industry growth in China, perhaps the greatest challenge to that growth is overcoming the technical difficulties associated with China’s lacustrine (lake) shale reservoirs. Other significant challenges facing shale players would include limited infrastructure and legal systems that do not easily accommodate shale development and production, as well as some truly daunting terrain.

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