Shale, along with new finds of conventional gas, will allow many more countries to produce their own gas and make available gas forexport from a lot more places, many of which are less difficult to deal with than some oil-producing countries.
Led by Ministry of Energy and Water Resources director general Shaul Tzemach, the Tzemach Committee announced that they would now allocate about 84 percent of available natural gas forexport use, with the assurance that additional reserves be found that would ensure domestic demand is first met.