迎接页岩油时代

To Welcome the Age of Shale Oil

1859年，美国人爱得温·德雷克，在宾夕法尼亚州打出世界上第一口油井，从此，人类进入了“石油时代”。然而，石油是不可再生能源，终会有枯竭的一天。“石油峰值论”的出现和印证，更让人类不得不思考这样一个问题：“后石油时代”谁会成为能源的主宰？当页岩油以其巨大的储量和成功的开发与利用成为世人关注的焦点时，惊异之后的欣喜点燃了人类对非常规能源的渴望。有专家预测，页岩油最有可能成为替代石油和天然气的产品。更有人高呼，页岩油的出现将使世界重回低油价时代。

When shale oil with its huge reserves and successful development and utilization became the focus of attention, after the amazing joy lit the human desire to unconventional energy. Some experts predicted that shale oil would most likely be to replace oil and gas products. More people shouted that shale oil’s presence would make the world back to the age of lower oil prices. In fact, since the shale oil went into people’s vision, disputes about the development and utilization of shale oil were never stopped. The optimistic was expected, the pessimistic was doubtful. However, with the successful developments of shale oil and gas in Europe, America and China, some unconventional energy were rapidly changing the world energy pattern such as shale oil and gas, the dominant position of conventional oil and gas would be faced with great challenges. Authoritative experts predicted that the world reserves of shale oil and gas could reach several times of oil. The optimistic forecast made some people suffered from energy shortage catch sight of the dawn – the age of shale oil was coming.