Belgium
- Federal Energy Secretary Melchior Wathelet stated, “The government would adopt a “pragmatic position” on shale gas. Any decision, positive or negative, “will depend on the outcome of the ongoing research.”” (Shale Gas Europe Feb. 2013)
Netherlands (Moratorium)
- Ongoing shale gas leasing (World Oil 2012)
- Suspended drilling for shale gas (Economist 2013)
Luxemburg (Moratorium)
- Suspended drilling for shale gas (Economist 2013)
- On 13 November 2012, the Luxembourg Parliament voted “against a motion to extract underground shale gas” (Shale Gas Europe Jan 2013)
- Energy Minister Etienne Schneider said “the shale gas found in Bettembourg and Pétange was too close to the surface and in a densely populated area, making it unsuitable for fracking” (Luxemburg Nov. 2012)
Written by Anna Leonenko, Research Fellow
Penn State Law, Agricultural Law Center
May 2013
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