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
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
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
Exxon’s Polish Fracking Plans Hit Air Pocket
Exxon Mobil announced that the gas flow from its two exploratory wells drilled in Poland did not justify bringing them into production. [1] Continue reading
Poland Gives Green Light to Massive Fracking Efforts
The day after the contentious Bulgarian vote Polish Treasury Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski told reporters that Polish companies with permits to explore for shale gas in the country must intensify drilling to start production of the fuel by 2014 or 2015, with Polish companies each drilling 12 wells and performing 12 hydraulic fracking operations annually. Continue reading
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