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Poland’s shale gas hopes fade on Talisman, Marathon withdrawal
Poland’s shale gas hopes have recently suffered a major blow after the North American energy companies-Talisman Energy Inc. and Marathon Oil announced that they are quitting the exploration for shale gas in Poland. Poland, the former Soviet bloc country, hoped that the exploration of its shale gas deposits will soon reduce its dependence on Russian gas supplies and will further transform the nation from a gas importer to a gas exporter.
read more... 14/05/2013
Poland is working on plans for its first nuclear power plant
Poland wants to reduce its dependence on highly polluting coal and expensive Russian gas imports, so it is working hard on its program for introducing nuclear power in its energy mix. At present it is highly dependent on coal, which provides around 90% of the country’s energy.
read more... 03/05/2013
Poland: PGE suspends the construction of $3.6 bln coal power plant
PGE, the Polish state biggest utility, has suspended its plans to build two new coal-fired power units worth $3.6 billion, citing weak demand and falling electricity prices.
read more... 08/04/2013
Ukraine to import more gas from Poland as from April 1
Ukraine is planning to increase its gas imports from Poland to 5 million cubic meters/day beginning April 1, up from about 2 million cu m/d at present, declared state gas shipper UkrTransGaz , as Ukraine looks to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports.
read more... 03/04/2013
Poland makes public its long-awaited shale gas draft
Poland’s government publicly unveiled the draft law to tax shale gas operations.
read more... 04/03/2013