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At a recent conference, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that foreign oil and gas companies that are ready to invest in Poland can expect a stable economic environment, predictable legal conditions and friendly public opinion. “To those who want to cooperate with us on shale gas...
Work on Serbian section of the South Stream gas pipeline is planned to start in November or December of this year. Serbian officials hope it will be significant contributer towards the resuscitation of the failing Serbian economy. Dusan Bajatovic, general manager of Serbian state-owned gas company...
It’s definitely a mixed bag when it comes to assessing the political risk for unconventional gas in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). In his presentation at the Unconventional Oil & Gas Summit in Warsaw, Poland, Zachary Rothstein, Analyst, Control Risks spoke about how social and political...
The Netherlands’ transmission system operator Gasunie is still a bit difficult to pronounce for non-Dutch speakers. But for those that knew the state-run company a decade ago, it might be virtually unrecognizable. One individual responsible for the change is the TSO’s CEO and Chairman of...
One “Champagne Discussion Roundtable” at the Unconventional Gas and Oil Summit in Warsaw, Poland led to an effervescent discussion: “Examining the PR Aspects of Shale, Exploring the case for NIMBY.” The session was led by Intercultural Strategy Consultant Dr. Photini Pappas of...
Turkmenistan is reportedly gearing up to sign a natural gas agreement with Afghanistan, Pakistan and India by the end of this month in a move that would provide the foundation for building a pipeline connecting the four countries despite major security concerns that make the Afghanistan-Pakistan part...
Given Ukraine’s energy dependence on Russian natural gas, the Ukrainian government is taking unconventional gas into consideration, according to Michael Gonchar, Director of Energy Programs at the NOMOS Centre, an Ukrainian non-governmental think tank, who gave an exclusive interview to Natural...
The Polish Geological Institute (Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny) will publish its new report on shale gas reserves in late 2013. Speaking to Natural Gas Europe, Poland's Deputy Minister of Environment and Chief Geologist Piotr Woźniak emphasised that estimates will be based on data collected...
In Lacq, near Pau, in the south west of France, Total has set up a pilot project for carbon capture and storage. Speaking at Gas Week, Jacques Monne, project and CCS manager, estimates the technology has a potential to be applied in 7.000 industrial sites worldwide. "It is suitable for coalfired power...
According to Gabor Bada, Exploration Manager at Falcon/TMX Oil & Gas Hungary, news of unconventional activities in Hungary had been silent for a couple of years for a good reason. “I would like to shed some light on what has been going on in this part of the world,” he offered. Dr. Bada...