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Australian-listed European Gas Limited has announced that it has successfully flowed CBM at its Folschviller-2 well in Lorraine, France. The company says the Folschviller-2 well, the second of two appraisal wells drilled under the Bleue Lorraine and Bleue Lorraine Sud licences in 2011...
Gallic Energy Ltd. had provided an operational update on the Ossun-2D well located in the Aquitaine Basin in Southern France. Spudded in late March, the Ossun-2D well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 3,050 m as planned. Open hole well logs have been completed and the Company has now commenced...
Workers at GDF Suez's three LNG terminals in France have returned to work following the cessation of a week-long strike action. The workers from GDF's liquefied natural gas arm Elengy had moved to strike in a dispute about annual bonuses in light of GDF Suez's increased profits and increased LNG sales.
Operations continue to be shut down at GDF Suez's three LNG terminals in France as striking workers continue to block operations due to an ongoing pay dispute. The argument between staff and management, which first broke out on Tuesday, has caused workers to block the unloading of liquefied natural...
The once solid bans on fracking technology to extract shale gas in Bulgaria and France are weakening. Both countries have established committees to examine the technology and practices throughout the EU. The Bulgarian parliament has established an ad-hoc committee to examine EU practices, while the French...
As energy prices and security of supply continue to dominate the headlines, there is increasing recognition of the role that shale gas can play in today’s energy mix. At the same time, shale gas attracts controversy. There is concern, for example, regarding the environmental impact of shale gas...
The battle over the development of France’s unconventional hydrocarbon resources is set to reignite with the publication of a report in favour of research activities in hydraulic fracturing to investigate shale oil and gas resource potential. A joint report of the Conseil Général...
With the looming first round of the French presidential elections only a few weeks away, France is facing a critical decision at a time of uncertainty and fear, following a year of unsettlement with the loss of France’s triple AAA and the Euro crisis. A surprising aspect in this campaign is that...
Calgary-listed Gallic Energy has announced that it has spudded the Ossun-2D well in southern France, targeting an area in the Aquitane Basin that had previously given natural gas shows. The targeted area, which was first drilled in the 1960s, had previously been positive for natural gas shows. The well...
Gallic Energy Ltd. has announced that it that it has received government approval to sidetrack the Ossun-2 well located in the Aquitaine Basin in Southern France. Gallic has secured a conventional double drilling rig and expects the drilling rig to be on-site prior to March 25...