PUBLISHER: Grand View Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1611752
PUBLISHER: Grand View Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1611752
The global shale gas market size is expected to reach USD 127.8 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 5.9% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Rising demand for cleaner combustion energy sources in several end-use applications is likely to drive the market over the forecast period.
Profitable production of shale gas, a natural gas trapped in shale formations, relies on accessible demand for it. It has technical characteristics that make it a very useful and flexible fuel, where the delivery infrastructure exists, and it has found uses in the building thermal sector, industrial thermal sector, and power generation. Recent macroeconomic shifts along with fuel supply competitive dynamics have caused the proportions to favor shale gas usage in power generation more and industrial usage less.
Shale gas contributes substantial energy to electricity generation and second only to coal in terms of the share of energy supply in global electricity generation. This share is expected to grow over the next few decades in response to the economic and environmental limits of coal generation, at least where natural gas is a viable alternative. This end-use application is expected to drive the market over the forecast period.
The shale gas supply chain includes production and processing, gas transmission and storage, and distribution to city gate, large volume customers, residential customers, and commercial customers. Development of hydraulic fracturing technology along with horizontal drilling technique is expected to boost economical production of shale gas, thereby strengthening the upstream segment of the supply chain.