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                <p>BEIJING (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) is drilling 17 wells in China, including for tight gas and shale gas, Chief Executive Peter Voser told Reuters on Sunday.</p>
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If the drilling is successful, Shell aims to spend $1 billion a year over the next five years on shale gas in China, he said on the sidelines of a forum, adding that it was already spending $400 million on unconventional gas in China this year.</p>
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(Reporting by Chen Aizhu)</p>
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