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Chevron to begin exploratory drilling of shale gas in Poland
The Polish subsidiary of Chevron announced it began exploratory drilling to assess the shale gas potential in Poland. The well will be drilled in Horodysko hamlet, near Lesniowice, on the Grabowiec concessions in Lubelskie.
read more... 04/11/2011
GDF Suez to expand its presence in China and Asia-Pacific
The French power and gas company GDF Suez announced on Monday that it has signed two deals with Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC and state-owned energy company CNOOC as it looks to strengthen its presence in China and Asia-Pacific.
read more... 03/11/2011
No Swiss ban on natural gas purchased from Iran
The National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) has rejected Western media claims that a Swiss company has imposed a ban on gas purchase from Iran.
read more... 02/11/2011
United Nations: Leaded gasoline to be eradicated worldwide by 2014
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) alongside NRDC in the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles has recently announced that toxic leaded gasoline will be eradicated globally by 2014.
read more... 02/11/2011
EU: new legislation on offshore oil and gas drilling
The European Union issued a new legislation on offshore oil and gas drilling to guard itself against a repeat of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It marks the first time the EU has proposed a bloc-wide legislation on offshore oil and gas, although it complements an existing directive on environmental liability under which the polluter pays.
read more... 01/11/2011