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Norway: Statoil unveils a significant discovery in the North Sea
Norwegian energy company Statoil ASA announced it has found significant new oil resources in the North Sea.
read more... 22/04/2013
Cuadrilla delays plans of fracking to 2014
UK shale gas explorer Cuadrilla Resources has announced on Wednesday it was delaying its plans to begin hydraulic fracturing at its Bowland shale project in Lancashire, one of its three drilling sites, to 2014, while it accomplish an environmental impact assessment for the site of each exploration well.
read more... 14/03/2013
UK: Shale gas will not cut the cost of gas
According to a new study realized by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the exploitation of the UK’s shale gas resources is unlikely to result in low natural gas prices, as the cost of shale gas extraction in the UK could be considerably higher than in the United States, where the development of shale gas resources has resulted in a substantial reduction of prices.
read more... 28/02/2013
Ireland to create a fund for energy efficiency projects
Pat Rabbitte, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, has announced on this week that the Government has approved his proposal to institute an Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF). The €35 million fund will lend cash to the public and commercial sectors for energy efficiency projects. The Irish Government expects the cash will be matched by the private sector to make a total of €70 million which will be accessible to interested businesses.
read more... 22/02/2013
2012: Record year for Italian Eni
Italian oil and gas company Eni had a record year for exploration in 2012 with discovered resources of about 3.64 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Meanwhile, proved reserves were at an eight-year record by the end of 2012 at 7.7 Billion barrels of oil equivalent.
read more... 18/02/2013