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Romania: shale gas a priority of the country’s energy policy
In recent weeks the Romanian government is announcing changes in its move toward the exploration and extraction of unconventional gas deposits, while Prime Minister Victor Ponta has begun to talk in positive terms about shale gas, recognizing it as a priority of energy policy.
read more... 19/02/2013
French Total to explore shale gas in the UK
France’s Total, Europe’s third-largest oil company, is envisaging investing in shale gas exploration in the UK, said the company’s CEO Christophe de Margerie.
read more... 15/02/2013
Tri-lateral contract on TAP between Italy, Albania and Greece
The governments of Greece, Albania and Italy have signed a trilateral agreement to build a Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) for Europe, as part of efforts to expand the region’s natural gas supply away from Russian dependence.
read more... 14/02/2013
Ukraine to diversify its gas supplies away from Russia
Ukraine is envisaging importing natural gas from Europe via Hungary and Slovakia in the first quarter of 2013, as it is trying to diversify its supplies away from Russia’s Gazprom.
read more... 13/02/2013
Angela Merkel’s coalition supports the acceleration of shale gas fracking
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition is pledging for easing the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing methods, withdrawing a virtual moratorium on the controversial fracking in some German regions.
read more... 11/02/2013