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“The state has sold Vama Veche! Chevron has the green light to explore shale gas” The granting of environment permits for shale gas exploration by Romania’s Environment Ministry has brought the issue to the forefront of regional and national newspapers. Last week, Romanian...
US energy major Chevron says it is ready to start shale gas mining in another region of Romania. Permits have been issued for work in several blocks in the Constanta municipality in the south of the country. The area is near the border with Bulgaria, by the village of Vama-Veche, the Bulgarian...
During a visit to a offshore platform operated by OMV Petrom earlier this month, Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated that development of the natural gas resources from the Black Sea provided not only the prospects of energy independence and economic development, but was a source of pride for Romania. “I...
Romania's National Agency for Mineral Resources has announced a public tender for the contruction of the Iasi-Ungheni natural gas pipeline. Two weeks prior, the Republic of Moldova announced a public tender to build 11 kilometers of the pipeline that will run through it. The Iasi-Ungheni gas...
The Romanian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Rovana Plumb, has announced that permits have been issued for the exploration for shale gas in the Dobrogea region. “In order to be able to exploit it we must see if we have this resource and where do we have it. Thus, without exploration...
Hydrocarbon explorer Zeta Petroleum has announced the signing of a data sharing agreement between Chevron Romania Exploration and Production, a subsidiary of Chevron Corp, and Zeta Petroleum (Romania) and Raffles Energy. The agreement covers the exchange of well data and similar information relating...
The Interconnector Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania-Hungary (AGRI) pipeline project is still possible, and could provide a stimulus for “east Caspian countries” to produce more gas, according to energy specialist Liana Jervalidze. AGRI, a proposed source of liquid national gas (LNG) to Europe...
The Vice Prime Minister of the Romania, Liviu Dragnea has said that the nation must adopt a pragmatic stance on shale gas development. Dragnea took part in several debates regarding shale gas exploitation in Vaslui County. He stated that shale gas could supply the necessary resources for Romania’s...
OMV Petrom and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited (EMEPRL) announced that the supplementary evaluation of the results from Domino-1, the first exploration well drilled at depth in the Black Sea, located in the Neptun perimeter, has provided a preliminary estimation of the potential...
The rewards of shale gas are starting to outweigh the potential risks of getting the energy source out of the ground for a number of European countries. Reserves of the gas are now thought to be much larger in some states than previously estimated. In others, there is growing concern over the dominance...
