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Total: First Danish shale gas exploration authorized
French energy major Total received the green light from a town in northern Denmark to start drilling first shale gas test wells in the Northern country where conventional gas production is depleting.
read more... 27/06/2014
Romanian PM: No shale gas production in the next 5 years
Despite the fact that Romanian shale gas sector is its early stages, with the American oil giant Chevron having started the exploration of shale gas, Romanian Prime Minster Victor Ponta declared on Thursday that Romania will not exploit shale gas at least in the next five years.
read more... 30/04/2014
Lebanon: gas licensing round to be closed in 4 months
Lebanon anticipates ending its first licensing round for offshore gas exploration regions in almost four months after prevailing over a legislative barrier by the end of April, as stated by the energy minister on Monday.
read more... 08/04/2014
Myanmar Oil gas blocks to be explored by Shell, Statoil, Total and others
The most important international oil companies, such as Statoil, Conoco Phillips, Royal Dutch Shell and Total, have been awarded with the rights to perform explorations for oil and gas off Myanmar, as stated by the Ministry of Energy in the Southeast Asian country.
read more... 27/03/2014
EU politicians eliminate shale gas from tougher environmental rules
Tougher rules have been voted on Wednesday by EU parliament on describing the impact of oil and conventional gas exploration on the environment, without including shale gas.
read more... 13/03/2014