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A statement from the eSerbian government informs that Serbia's Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Minister Oliver Dulic met with Estonian Minister of Economy Juhan Parts and discussed the possibilities cooperation on the exploitation of oil shale in the Aleksinac basin. According to Dulic, Estonia...
Eesti Energia has received approval by the Estonian government to mine the Uus-Kiviõli mine, in Estonia. The permit grants the company permission to mine for 208 million tonnes of oil shale, of the 362 million tonnes the company estimates are available. The permit will be enacted in January...
The Oil Shale Market 2011-2021By: Matthew Jones, VisiongainGlobal oil shale resources are enormous, standing at around 4.8 trillion barrels according to the World Energy Council’s Survey of Energy Resources 2010 (WEC SER 2010). Though it is unclear precisely what percentage of these resources is recoverable...
Belarus is seeking approval from the Ukraine to become partner in the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Black Sea in Ukraine, according to Kommersant- UkraineCiting an unidentified senior official in the Energy and Coal Ministry, the newspaper reported that Belarus may invest as...
San Leon Energy Plc has provided an update on its exploration activities in Poland, with the following highlights:· The acquisition of 60 sqkm of 3D seismic data over Szczecinek Block 106 (San Leon 50%) was completed by the end of January 2011. Data processing was concluded on 15 March 2011...
For the small Baltic state of Estonia, rock is the future of energy. The nation generates 97 percent of its electricity thanks to oil shale -- sediment formed 400-450 million years ago, containing hydrocarbons. Its industry forecasts that shale's use can only expand. "Estonia has 1.1 percent of global...
Since energy resources were first used as a political weapon back in the 1980s until now, energy security issues have been high on the political agenda in major capitals around the world. The resolving of those issues in particular became of paramount priority for European consumers of Russian natural...
Two new developments in the Israeli energy sector could well help offset the West’s growing dependence on potential problematic sources of energy.The Tamar field, which should begin production in 2013, is expected to supply all of Israel’s domestic requirements for at least 20 years. The Economist...
The Nabucco pipeline consortium wants “concrete commitments” for natural gas deliveries from its suppliers by the end of March."We are in intensive discussions with all potential suppliers," Stefan Judisch, chief executive of Nabucco partner RWE Supply and Trading said in an interview with the Financial...
Belarus will announce open international tenders for selection of investors for the development of resources, including Turov and Luban oil shale fields.According to Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection spokesperson Yelena Peniaz, the tenders will be based on the principle of transparency...