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The first EU country began production of shale gas


"Daughter" of the American ConocoPhillips - Lane Energy Poland - start production of shale gas test wells Łebień LE-2H near Lebork (Pomerania, northern Poland). About this newspaper Rzeczpospolita with reference to the chief geologist of the country and the Deputy Minister of Environment Peter Wozniak (Piotr Woźniak).

Daily production of eight thousand cubic meters of fuel. It is not possible to speak of the beginning of commercial production of shale gas, but so far no one EU country could not reach such volumes. Lane Energy Poland started well on the test in July this year.

Poland estimates its reserves of shale gas in 0, 8.3 trillion cubic meters of gas. The country consumes 14-15 billion cubic meters of gas per year, most of which comes from Russia.

Warsaw plans to invest in shale gas production of 12, 5 billion euros until 2020. Now Poland drilled about fifty wells and all were issued more than a hundred permits.

Some European countries are counting on the rapid development of the oil shale industry on the US example, where the "shale revolution" has led to a significant decline in fuel prices.

In particular, about the preferences for commodity companies announced London. In July this year, the UK government launched a consultation on reducing the 62 percent tax on oil and gas production to 30 percent for shale gas. In some EU countries, such as France, drilling with the use of hydraulic fracturing ("frekinga") is prohibited for environmental reasons.

That way quietly and Europe come off the gas needle. And Che then Raseya7

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