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Joke Schauvliege (CD&V), Flemish minister for the environment, has signed a permit for Limburg Gas, to explore for coalbed methane gas in the former concession area of its mother company Mijnen. This permit includes a six year exclusive exploration right. However, it does not include a permission...
Scotland’s environment agency is investing reports that drilling at operations by coal bed methane specialist Dart Energy is leading to an escape of gas. SEPA, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, will look into reports that methane is “bubbling up” from wells drilled...
Dart Energy is dramatically curtailing operations including the reduction of staffing by 70%, as a result of recent decisions in Australia by the NSW and Federal Governments relating to coal seam gas development that have materially impacted on the short term prospects for its Australian assets. In...
Transcor Astra, a company in the group of Albert Frère –reputed to be Belgium's richest citizen– is negotiating with the Walloon region government to obtain two licenses to explore the potential of coal gas exploitation in an area of about 443 km² the Hainaut province. It is...
Range Resources has announced upcoming activity in Georgia, the former Soviet republic neighbouring Russia and Azerbaijan. The Australian-based oil and gas companyissued a statement that it had, along with joint venture partners, Strait Oil and Gas UK and Red Emperor Resources, executed a heads of agreement...
Dart Energy, the international explorer with headquarters in Scotland, has announced drilling results in a press release. The company has been testing the potential of coalbed methane (CBM) in the Airth Project at PEDL 133, Scotland. It is waiting for final regulatory clearance, but once this...
Russia may have 2 1/2 times more unconventional gas resources than conventional supplies, according to OAO Gazprom. The country may hold as much as 680 trillion cubic meters of unconventional resources, which include gas from shale, sandstones and coal beds, Viktor Skorobogatov, director of the gas...
In 2011, the Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors asked Dr John Williams, former Chief of CSIRO Land and Water Division, to review the science on coal seam gas. John’s report, now released, is probably the most independent, disinterested nationwide analysis yet...
Australian explorer Dart Energy has said today that it has begun first production of electricity and sales from coalbed methane gas from its PEDL 133 licence in Scotland. The electricity is produced from two pilot wells through a gas turbine generator which has a restriction of 100,000 scf/d...
Dart Energy's international arm has said that it will defer its listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange, instead concentrating on its core business projects around the world. In a statement released today, the company said a weak market and a decline in Dart's share prices meant it had taken the...
