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The Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean pipeline records 30mln tons in delivery
A representative of the Chinese Petrochina company has announced that the Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline which delivers oil from Russia to China has transported about 30 million tons of crude oil since it starts operating on January 1, 2011. The pipeline is considered as a key-project in the energy cooperation between Russia and the Asian country.
read more... 02/01/2013
UK to withdraw the ban on shale- gas exploration
Ed Davey, Energy Secretary, has announced that exploration works could now continue in the county, allowing Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. to resume operations in Lancashire, which was halted in 2011 when the test-drilling caused two minor earthquakes in northwest England.
read more... 13/12/2012
European Parliament gives green light to shale gas exploration
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday against the proposal to ban new hydraulic fracturing operations in the European Union, giving green light to member states on shale gas exploration and exploitation.
read more... 23/11/2012
Poland extended the deadline for shale gas exploration projects
On Monday, five state-controlled Polish companies announced that they have extended the deadline on shale gas cooperation, to February 4th of next year, after they had originally set an early November date to expose all the details.
read more... 13/11/2012
Novatek in talks with Germany and other EU countries
Novatek OAO, Russia's largest independent gas producer is in talks to enlarge its gas trading operations in Germany and other European countries, becoming the first Russian company to face Gazprom’s export monopoly. Novatek has already signed a contract with German utility EnBW to provide with 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from October 2012 for a 10 years period.
read more... 31/10/2012