Sinopec Corp. expects to boost the production capacity of China's largest commercial shale gas project to 10 billion cubic meters (Bcm), up from 7 Bcm, it said in statement.

Sales of the clean fuel from Sinopec's Fuling Project near Chongqing in western China hit 16 MMcm on a daily basis, equivalent to serve the need of 32 million households, the company said.

Sinopec launched operations of three wells recently, it stated.