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China to encourage shale gas exploration in 2012
China’s Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) said that the country will increase its efforts to explore shale gas in 2012, a move that will help ease China’s natural gas shortage and diversify its energy supply structure.
read more... 13/02/2012
Could Poland gain independence from Russian gas?
Poland, the place where international energy companies are struggling for the license to drill for shale gas, wants to break the Russian energy grip and sees the shale gas extraction practice as direction to independence from the Russian giant Gazprom, even if many residents near the drilling places are concerned about the risks.
read more... 10/02/2012
Siemens: Saudi Arabia to boost power generation
The German multinational conglomerate company Siemens has received another major order from the combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Saudi Arabia, IPP Qurayyah, involving the supply of key components worth over $1 billion.
read more... 08/02/2012
EIA: US gas production to increase by 2.3 % in 2012
In its February Short-Term Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration on Tuesday slightly boosted its forecast for domestic natural gas production growth in 2012, expecting output this year to be 2.3% higher from 2011's record levels.
read more... 08/02/2012
Russian gas supplies returning to normal levels in the most European states
Russian gas flows to Bulgaria, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Greece have been reinstated to normal volumes over the weekend, while the gas deliveries to Romania, Germany, and Italy are increasing, European Commission press secretary Marlene Holzner said on Monday.
read more... 07/02/2012