Keyword: unconventional gas exploration

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Germany Places Moratorium on Fracking Until 2021

15.09.2014 - Germany's federal environment ministry, as expected, has announced a planned moratorium on commercial hydraulic fracturing, or fracking above 3,000 meters depth until "at least"...

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UK Plans to Move Goal Posts for Shale Drilling

09.06.2014 - The UK government plans to ease the rules for exploration companies drilling for shale oil and gas as well as sweetening the pill for communities affected by the drilling. At the...

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EU parliament excludes shale gas from tougher environmental code

13.03.2014 - In a plenary session the European Parliament has voted to impose tougher rules governing the environmental impact of oil and conventional gas exploration, while at the same time...