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New oil and gas discovery for Eni in the Norwegian Barents Sea
The Italian company has announced in a press release that it has made a new oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The discovery is about 240 km from Hammerfest, and the company said that the well has confirmed good quality oil and gas, with volumes of recoverable oil estimated at between 20 and 50 million barrels. The discovery is part of Eni’s joint venture exploration activity to develop the Johan Castberg field.
read more... 10/12/2013
Romania: Chevron forced to suspend shale gas explorations
US oil major Chevron halted exploration works for shale gas in eastern Romania for the second time in two months, as a lot of people gathered to protest against government support for shale gas exploration and separate plans to set up Europe’s largest open-cast gold mine in a small Carpathian town.
read more... 10/12/2013
Poland to adopt a new shale gas regulation by the end of the year
Poland’s environment ministry is ready to draft new regulation for the exploration and extraction of shale gas and send it to the government for approval before the end of the year, declared Poland's Minister of the Environment Maciej Grabowski.
read more... 27/11/2013
German government agreed on a temporary ban for shale gas
Germany is probable to have important reserve deposits and is at the forefront of the shale gas disputes in Europe. Public concerns and the conclusions of studies on hydraulic fracturing, as well as stalled legislation going into the federal elections, have slowed the pace of shale gas exploration, but Germany's nuclear phase-out will create a need for energy from other sources.
read more... 15/11/2013
French GDF Suez to make a first step in UK’s shale gas exploration
French energy major GDF Suez has struck a deal with Australia-listed Dart Energy to explore 13 onshore licences prospective for unconventional gas in the UK. This will represent the first step for the GDF into the shale revolution despite a ban on exploration in France.
read more... 23/10/2013