Perspectives and problems related to the shale gas production

This article describes the main aspects of shale gas production, its origin and properties. The particular issues related to the shale gas production, as well as the public and offi­cial attitude to the perspectives of its usage in Russian Federation are analyzed. The general problems of the shale gas exploration and production in the Russian Federation are discussed. The current and prognostic rates of shale gas production in USA are shown.