Sinopec says it has discovered a massive new shale gas basin in southwestern China, claiming a resource potential of over 165 billion cubic meters (around 6 trillion cubic feet) for the Hongxing formation, which straddles Hubei and Chongqing provinces.
China's Sinopec Discovers a New Shale Gas Basin
But Sinopec's new basin, straddling Hubei and Chongqing provinces, involves complicated geology and will likely rely on China's gas subsidy regime.






