For global gas suppliers, no market over the past decade has been as vexing as China?s.
The country has all the makings of a natural gas powerhouse. It holds vast conventional and
unconventional reserves that have scarcely been touched by the nation?s producers. And
gas?s tiny slice of China?s overall energy mix leaves a huge untapped market of consumers.
Yet optimism over China?s seemingly boundless natural gas potential has given way to
disappointment over lower-than-expected growth rates in recent years.