On the Regulation Approaches of the Development of the American Shale Gas

doi:10.11885/j.issn.1674-5094.2015.11.23.01

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Abstract:

Shale gas development is a significant matter in the energy revolution. Due to comprehensive effect of technology， business model，policy，law and other factors，the shale gas development in America has made revolutionary progress. As there exist risks in shale gas development，the U.S. has carried out a series of measures in regulation. From the perspective of the regulatory principles，it emphasizes risk prevention，comprehensive regulation，public participation and focus block. The regulatory supervision is carried out by federal，state and local governments respectively，with state government playing a dominant role. The emphasis of regulation work is on public safety，environmental protection，resource development efficiency， and local community interest protection，etc. Based on this，a complicated system was designed. To enhance supervision over shale gas development in China，we need not only learn from the American experiences，but also make clear our supervision objective，lay down basic principles，and improve the top-level design to develop an institutionalized model.

Key words: shale gas resource, exploitation regulation, risk prevention, public participation, environmental protection

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DF467，DF468

Ou Jun. On the Regulation Approaches of the Development of the American Shale Gas[J]. 西南石油大学学报(社会科学版), 2016, 18(3): 27-33.

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