LONDON (Reuters) - Shale gas reserves are changing the way fund managers view emerging markets, with countries from Poland and Mexico to global market giant China all gaining in investment appeal.

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The U.S. tops the list for technically recoverable tight oil resources, while China leads in shale gas reserves. Challenges in developing shale gas include water availability, particularly in dry ...

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More evidence that the U.S. shale gas boom is changing the nation’s energy landscape: Shale gas accounted for 39 percent of total natural gas production in 2012, according to statistics released today ...

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale basin holds massive natural gas reserves. The country has multiple LNG export projects underway, including a floating facility (2.5 Mtpa) and planned expansions with ...

UK-listed Great Eastern Energy Corporation (GEECL) said it will proceed with a shale gas exploration programme at its Raniganj South acreage in India, following an amendment in the block’s petroleum ...

Sinopec, China’s second largest energy company, has made a significant shale gas find in the Sichuan basin, paving way for it to establish 100 billion cubic metres per annum of gas production in ...

IN THE DENSE hilly forests of northern Pennsylvania, Trapper Wyman steers his pick-up truck down a gravel path until he reaches a small clearing at the end. It is a modest industrial site, with a ...

Two new, high-volume pipelines now entering service in north Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale Region will supply natural gas to rapidly growing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facilities on the Gulf ...