Success in developing unconventional natural gas deposits, and in particular shale gas deposits, the so-called shale gas revolution, is most apparent in North America. This success was made possible because of the involvement of companies, scientific bodies, as well as because of the support of American government by setting up a system of tax breaks and incentives for companies investing in non conventional natural gas deposits (Non-Conventional Fuel Tax Credit). The process of developing appropriate technologies (horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing) that led to the revolution in producing gas from the Barnett Shale, took 18 years. The shale gas revolution has changed the undesirable and downward trend in producing natural gas in the US. By steadily increasing the production of natural gas, the United States have been ranked first, since 2009, in terms of the production of gas worldwide. They are practically self sufficient now, and in the near future they will be a net exporter of natural gas. The gas, in liquefied form, will be supplied to the European markets in 2016. Poland expects that the imports of natural gas from the US will possibly drive down the prices on the domestic natural gas market. Taking into account the current procedures for obtaining the consent for exportation of the gas, great importance is attached to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – TTIP). [...]