China to build shale gas facilities, issue exploration tenders

China is likely to build two shale gas facilities in the central and southern parts of the country and issue more tenders for oil and gas exploration, the Ministry of Land Resources said on Tuesday.

The ministry said at a news conference in Beijing that following an investigation, China is also likely to conduct commercial production of shale gas in the southern city of Zunyi in Guizhou province and in Yichang in Hubei province.

The ministry did not give a timetable for the start date at the news conference.