Poland to Tax Shale Gas from 2015
The Polish government is working on introducing levies on the production of hydrocarbons in the country, said Finance Minister Jan Vincent-Rostowski. Implementation will take several years. Continue reading
Polish gas monopoly sues Russian supplier Gazprom
Poland’s gas monopoly PGNiG says it has filed a lawsuit against its Russian supplier Gazprom with an international tribunal in a price dispute. Continue reading
Poland Uses Shale Gas to Shake Reliance on Russia
When Wieslaw Radzieciak took office as the mayor of Lesniowice in the gently rolling farmland of southeastern Poland 26 years ago, the Soviet garrisons that dotted the region were a stark reminder of which superpower was in control. Continue reading
Polish community votes against planned nuclear plant
Authorities in one of Poland’s favourite sea resort areas say that most residents are against plans to build a nuclear plant there. Continue reading
Poland Sees Role for State, Foreign Firms in Shale Sector
Polish state-controlled companies from various industries should team up to look for shale gas in Poland, but foreign companies shouldn’t interpret this government policy as an attempt to squeeze them out of the sector, Mikolaj Budzanowski, the country’s treasury minister said Friday. Continue reading
Lithuania, Poland plan gas link by 2018
Polish and Lithuanian gas companies said on Friday they would seek support from the European Commission to link national gas grids by 2018, a step towards developing a regional gas market. Continue reading
Poland Treasury Min: “Total Chaos” In Plans For New Power Plants
Polish power firms are planning new power plants in a chaotic manner and not all projects make sense, Mikolaj Budzanowski, the country’s treasury minister said Friday. Continue reading
A gold rush is underway in Poland, where international energy companies are scrambling for the right to drill for shale gas. Poland’s government sees the extraction as a ticket to independence from Russia’s Gazprom, but some residents near the drilling sites are wary of the risks. Poland’s shale gas play takes on Russian power
When Wieslaw Radzieciak took office as the mayor of Lesniowice in the gently-rolling farmland of southeastern Poland 26 years ago, the Soviet garrisons that dotted the county were a stark reminder of which superpower was in control. Continue reading
Poland gives green light to massive fracking efforts
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than hydraulic fracturing or fracking of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas. Continue reading
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