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French lawmakers debate the ban on shale gas drilling technique
The French lower house of parliament adopted on Wednesday a ban on the controversial technique for extracting shale gas, following the concerns about ground water contamination.
read more... 12/05/2011
EU to hit oil drilling companies for coastal pollution
EU energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger plans to adopt a more stringent attitude on oil companies with a series of measures to prevent leaks in EU water as it happened in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
read more... 20/04/2011
BP will restart drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
BP asked U.S. regulators to give the company permission to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, as early as July, less than 15 months after an accident that killed 11 workers and led to the release of more than 4.9 million barrels of oil from BP's well into the Gulf of Mexico.
read more... 04/04/2011
Shell to make a massive investment in China
Royal Dutch Shell is planning to invest a large amount of money on China’s shale gas over the next five years. This involves the drilling of 17 wells in China, including those for tight gas and shale gas.
read more... 22/03/2011
The U.S administration approves the first deepwater drilling permit since BP oil spill
The U.S. administration declared on Monday that it has authorized the new deepwater oil drilling permit in US waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
read more... 03/03/2011