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Centrica strikes a £4.4bn LNG deal with Qatar
Centrica, the company parent of British Gas, has inked a four-and-a- half agreement with Qatargas, implying the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to supply three million British households(13% of the UK’s gas needs).
read more... 07/11/2013
Spain to draft a reform of distorted natural gas market
Spain is envisaging a reform of its natural gas sector as part of tough austerity measures, aimed at halting incipient losses incurred by the state from triggering into a multi-billion-euro debt.
read more... 06/11/2013
Spain discloses an amendment to shale gas fracking
The Spanish government has recently decided to give a chance to shale gas fracking, publishing ground rules for operators making use of hydraulic fracturing in the country, amending the previous law to allow water-intensive drilling.
read more... 05/11/2013
China to curb its CO2 emissions by 2016
China, the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide emissions, intends to set a cap on its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. China is planning an absolute emissions cap for the period 2016-2020, and is also looking at emissions targets for 2030 and 2050.
read more... 04/11/2013
Public Health England: Shale gas is almost innocuous
According to a Public Health England (PHE) report, shale gas extraction represents a low risk to public health if it was properly managed and regulated.
read more... 01/11/2013