The traditional natural gas supply shortages, shale gas fervent concept in recent years, let some natural gas downstream users set their sights on the development of shale gas. But the author thinks, shale gas difficult enterprises to solve the problem of the "savior" shortness of breath "". On the one hand, China's shale gas large-scale commercial exploitation is yet. The National Energy Bureau of planning production cut of shale gas, confirms the shale gas development in China is still at the start stage. Although Chongqing Fuling, Shaanxi to extend the demonstration block is also good, but after all, demonstration of time is short, its economy to have yet to test the market, how to impact on the environment also need detailed investigation. According to the latest said the plan, by 2020, China's shale gas to achieve output of 30000000000 cubic meters, this and our country the year 2013 the apparent consumption of natural gas 167600000000 cubic meters compared, is still very limited. On the other hand, shale gas price is a big problem. China's shale gas development the most current success is Sinopec Fuling gas region, with the Fuling Jianfeng Chemical Nitrogen fertilizer production using logical to become China's first enterprise of shale gas. However, the two sides did not agree on the price. Shale gas business breakeven Sinopec was determined to be 2.78 yuan / cubic meters, currently in Chongqing, industrial use of natural gas price of 2.54 yuan / cubic meter, chemical fertilizer gas price of 1.30 yuan / cubic meters, Jian Feng Chemical hope of shale gas in the cost of 2 yuan / cubic metres below. Expert analysis, the price of natural gas to more than 2 yuan / cubic meter, the downstream enterprises it is very difficult to accept. Using urea as an example, each producing 1 tons of urea, about 700 cubic meters of natural gas, calculated according to 2 yuan / cubic meters of natural gas per ton of urea, the cost is 1400 yuan, plus electricity, artificial, management, sales and other expenses, the cost will exceed 1500 yuan, and now the ex factory price of urea is not 1500 yuan. If calculated according to 2.78 yuan / cubic meter, sell urea money enough to buy the shale gas. Therefore, at present, the chemical enterprise also can not afford the shale gas.