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EU politicians eliminate shale gas from tougher environmental rules
Tougher rules have been voted on Wednesday by EU parliament on describing the impact of oil and conventional gas exploration on the environment, without including shale gas.
read more... 13/03/2014
Daily: British natural gas prices drop on weak demand, warmer temperatures
European benchmark Brent prices posted a modest decline on Wednesday dragged down by geopolitical risk in Libya and signs that the European Union might impose more stringent sanctions on Russia.
read more... 13/03/2014
Germany’s reliance on Russian gas puts Europe at risk
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, should try to reduce German and European reliance on Russian gas in order to avoid possible aggressive steps made by Russia in the near future, as stated by Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister.
read more... 11/03/2014
Rosneft defies Gazprom monopoly to get right to export Russian gas via pipeline
The major oil producer in Russia, Rosneft, plans to break domination of another energy important company, Gazprom, to export gas through pipelines, leading to an explosion between the major clans, according to some sources on Friday.
read more... 10/03/2014
Italy’s Edison in negotiations to acquire two Israeli gas fields
Edison, Italian utility owned by EDF France, is in negotiations to acquire the Tanin and Karish gas fields offshore Israel from Delek Drilling and Noble Energy, U.S. explorer, at a total capacity of about 70 billion cubic metres, according to two sources familiar with company’s plans.
read more... 07/03/2014