Abstract: Shale gas as a substitute for natural gas to alleviate nervous energy has played a positive role,more and more cause the attention of the countries all over the world.Considered as a whole from the global perspective,this article through to the analysis of shale gas development process,technical level,policies and measures of the American and European,Combining with domestic shale gas reserves,distribution and accumulation resources situation,analyzed the main problems of the current development of shale gas industry of our country,puts forward a series of policy suggestions of attaches great importance to the basis for shale gas geology survey work,speed up the shale gas technology innovation,complete the industrial policy of shale gas,set a reasonable price,pay attention to development and environmental protection coordination,draw lessons from foreign advanced experience of the rapid development of shale gas industry in China.