Shale formations are often rich in hydrocarbons, making them prime targets for oil and gas exploration.
石油页岩层常常富含碳氢化合物，是石油和天然气勘探的主要目标。
The discovery of
shale gas has revolutionized the energy industry in the United States.
页岩气的发现彻底改变了美国的能源行业。
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique used to extract
shale oil and gas from deep underground.
水力压裂是一种用于从地下深处开采页岩油气的技术。
Shale strata can be challenging to drill due to their brittle nature and potential for gas migration.
由于页岩层的脆性和气体迁移的可能性，钻探它们可能颇具挑战性。
Environmental concerns have arisen over the disposal of wastewater from
shale gas drilling operations.
对于页岩气钻探产生的废水处理，环境问题引起了关注。
Shale rock formations are typically composed of fine-grained sedimentary rocks that took millions of years to form.
石油页岩主要由细粒沉积岩构成，这些岩石形成于数百万年的时间。
The extraction of
shale oil can lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions due to the burning of natural gas during the process.
页岩油的提取可能导致温室气体排放增加，因为过程中会燃烧天然气。
Shale plays, like the Bakken in North Dakota, have transformed small towns into major economic hubs.
北达科他州的巴肯页岩区等地带动了一系列小城镇转变为重要的经济中心。
The boom in
shale oil production has had a significant impact on global crude oil prices.
页岩油产量的激增对全球原油价格产生了重大影响。
Geologists analyze
shale samples to determine the potential for hydrocarbon reserves and assess the viability of drilling projects.
地质学家分析页岩样本以确定其潜在的碳氢化合物储量，并评估钻探项目的可行性。
Sinopec's shale gas well 6-2HF at China's largest shale gas field, the Fuling shale gas field, has produced approximately 400 million cubic meters of natural gas so far, said its operator China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, China's largest oil refiner.
中国最大的炼油商中国石油化工集团公司表示，中石化在中国最大的页岩气田涪陵页岩气田的6-2HF页岩气井迄今已生产约4亿立方米天然气。
It produces 8.4 billion cubic meters of shale gas per year, said the company.
该公司表示，该公司每年生产84亿立方米页岩气。
Located in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, the shale gas well has been providing clean energy for more than ten years, it said.
该公司表示，该页岩气井位于中国西南部的重庆市，十多年来一直在提供清洁能源。
Shale gas wells with accumulative gas production exceeding 100 million cubic meters account for 55.3 percent of the total amount in the Fuling shale gas field and produced more than 34.3 billion cubic meters of shale gas so far, it said.
报告称，累计产气量超过1亿立方米的页岩气井占涪陵页岩气田总产量的55.3%，迄今已产页岩气343多亿立方米。
The project, which uses local oil shale resources as fuel, cost more than $2.1 billion, including two 277 megawatt recirculating units and support for the oil shale mine, whose an annual output is more than 10 million metric tons.
该项目使用当地的油页岩资源作为燃料，耗资超过21亿美元，包括两台277兆瓦的再循环机组和对年产量超过1000万公吨的油页岩矿的支持。
As the world's largest oil shale mining and power joint venture, the Jordan project — which covers an area of about 3,700 hectares — was built in a vast desert area.
作为世界上最大的油页岩开采和电力合资企业，约旦项目占地约3700公顷，建在广阔的沙漠地区。
"This year, we accelerated the natural gas and oil exploitation and technological innovation in Mahu, a mega oilfield with a proven oil reserve exceeding 1 billion tons, and Jimsar, a national-level demonstration zone for continental shale oil, which strongly supported the new breakthroughs in oil and gas production in Xinjiang Oilfield," said Dai Yong, director of the exploitation division of the company.
戴勇说：“今年，我们加快了已探明石油储量超过10亿吨的大型油田马湖和国家级陆相页岩油示范区吉木萨尔的天然气和石油开采及技术创新，有力地支持了新疆油田油气生产的新突破。”，公司开发部主任。
Chinese State-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corp has tapped commercial flows of oil and gas from a shale exploration well in the South China Sea, the first successfully drilled shale oil well offshore.
中国国有石油和天然气巨头中国海洋石油总公司从南中国海的一口页岩探井中开采了商业油气，这是第一口成功钻探的海上页岩油井。
The country's first offshore shale oil exploration well Weiye-1, located at the southwestern trough of Beibu Gulf Basin in the South China Sea, tested daily production of 20 cubic meters of oil and 1,589 cubic meters of natural gas, said the country's top offshore oil and gas driller on Thursday in a release.
中国顶级海上油气钻探公司周四在一份新闻稿中表示，位于南海北部湾盆地西南槽的中国第一口海上页岩油探井卫一号测试了20立方米石油和1589立方米天然气的日产量。
Beibu Gulf Basin holds around 1.2 billion metric tons of prospective shale oil resources with broad prospects for future exploration, it said.
报告称，北部湾盆地拥有约12亿吨潜在页岩油资源，未来勘探前景广阔。