OREANDA-NEWS. September 05, 2012. The engineering division of state-owned power giant China Huadian Corp. and a provincial coal geological bureau have teamed up to develop shale gas, adding to a growing list of strategic alliances piling into China’s shale gas sector.

China Huadian Engineering Co. Ltd. and the semi-official Hunan Coal Geological Bureau formed a shale gas joint venture (JV) named Hunan Provincial Shale Gas Development Co. Ltd. on Thursday, the state-run Hunan Daily reported last week.