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China Unveils Massive Plan for Coal to Gas

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China to convert coal into gas for urban energy needs

Marc Howe | October 8, 2012

'China has unveiled ambitious plans for the conversion of coal extracted in remote mining regions into gas for usage in urban areas.

The central government has given the go-ahead to four pilot projects situated in the peripheral northern provinces of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, with the hope of providing 15 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per annum by 2015, equivalent to nearly 7% of total national demand...' more

https://www.mining.com/china-to-convert-coal-into-gas-for-urban-energy-needs-34073/

Note: I wonder what the cost savings over imported natgas from US ?

Sharpei