Russia
285
China
1,115
Algeria
707
Australia
437
South
Africa
490
EAST AFRICA
CHINA
RUSSIA
AUSTRALIA
Mozambique and
With the second-largest
Russia is the world's
With both shale
Tanzania have made
shale gas reserves but
second-largest gas
and coal-seam gas,
large offshore
rapidly growing
producer, after the U.S.
Australia could become
discoveries. Domestic
demand, will China be
But its market influence
the largest LNG
consumption and
a net importer or
could wane as new
exporter by 2017.
exports could transform
exporter?
sources come online.
Source: U.S. basins from U.S. EIA and U.S. Geological Survey. Other basins and data from Advanced Resources Int'l Inc., based on data from published studies.
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their economies.
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