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Poland shale gas now thought to be much less promising
Poland cuts the estimate for shale gas drilling, taking a step back from its efforts to find a cheaper alternative to the natural gas imports from Moscow.
read more... 01/08/2014
Eni Italian workers face a strike over plants closure
Thousands of workers (about 90%) of the Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni joined to a strike call on Tuesday in an effort to save the jobs put at risk by the threatened closure or converting of some oil refiners owned by the Italian giant.
read more... 30/07/2014
British government gives the go-ahead to a new round of shale gas exploration
The British government unveiled it was opening up the bidding process for shale gas exploration in the country under the so-called "14th onshore licensing round". Alongside shale gas exploration, the bidding process will cover exploration and development of tight gas, coalbed methane and mine vent gas.
read more... 30/07/2014
Statoil obtains authorization to prolong lifetime of the Heimdal gas unit
Norway's oil safety supervisory body has authorized Statoil to manage its oil and gas facilities at the Heimdal field until 2034, beyond previous plans for operations until 2021, it declared on Monday.
read more... 29/07/2014
The group building Polish LNG terminal tries to find more funds
The conglomerate constructing Poland's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is in negotiations to raise the sum it is being paid, without any risk of delay in the achievement of the project, as stated by one of the contractors on Friday.
read more... 28/07/2014