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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Local govt speculators tie-up shale blocs in China - and wait to see what happens
页岩气圈地尴尬:圈而不探 圈而不采 - 能源网-中国能源报 Industry worries about shale property "control lock-up" is slowly becoming reality. China's shale policy is facing a test: at the end of this year or early next hopes to have 3rd auction of exploration rights. According to month-old reports from Ministry of Land, winners from first two auctions, many of them local govt-owned enterprises, are making slow or no progress; the Ministry threatens to claw back their rights and further inspect their progress. This delay appears to be because of a lack of expertise and unwillingness to risk capital on actual exploration and development. Some companies are taking a wait-and-see approach. 业界担忧的页岩气"圈地"问题,正在逐步成为现实。7月29日,国土资源部勘查司负责人对外表示,中标2012年度第二轮页岩气探矿权企业勘查进展不一,一些地方国有企业进展缓慢。国土资源部发出警示,对圈而不探甚至用区块圈钱且情节严重的,将缩减区块面积直至收回区块。这是主管部门首次对页岩气圈地问题的公开"喊话"。此前在6月底,国土资源部召集19个区块的中标企业在北京开会,对页岩气开发进度进行摸底,研讨工作推进缓慢的原因。国土资源部目前又在筹备第三轮页岩气招标,有望在今年年底或明年初进行。如何通过有效竞争,让页岩气开发进入快车道,页岩气开发政策正在面临着考验。