Poland
- First shale exploration concession granted in 2007 (KPMG 2012 Central and Eastern EuropeanShale Gas Outlook p. 42)
- As of February 2012, 111 licenses for shale development were issued to thirty different companies, and 308 shale gas bores expected by 2021 (Poland Ministry Report 2012)
- Exxon Mobil withdrew from shale drilling in Poland in 2012 because of disappointing results and Talisman Energy considering withdrawing as of March 2013 (Warsaw Business Journal, Bloomberg)
- Polish Environment Minister Marcin Korolec said, “We are changing the regime so that it will be as friendly to investors as possible, and I think as a result they will intensify their activities in Poland. Adopting all of the new regulations should be a question of a few months.” (Reuters 2013)
- Shale gas progress report published on April 19, 2013 (Ministry of Treasury, Shale gas in Poland – review of progress of works and prospects of shale gas extraction)
- Polish owned PGNiG plans to drill 13 unconventional exploration wells in 2013 (Natural Gas Europe)
- Talisman Energy and San Leon Energy proceeding to horizontal drilling in 2013 (Oil and Gas Journal)
Ukraine
- Ukraine signed a 50-year production sharing agreement with Royal Dutch Shell, the deal reported to be worth $10 billion (BBC News Jan. 2013).
- Vitaliy Klichko, member of Ukrainian Parliament, said "We need to develop shale gas in Ukraine. Hopefully, now it is our long-term plan - to become energy independent from Russia" (Google Translate™ of Gazeta 1.4.2013)
- Dniper-Donets basin being explored, Shell and ExxonMobil plan explorations, EuroGas and Total acquired lease concessions (World Oil 2012)
- Marathon Oil exited in 2008 (World Oil 2012)
- Ukranian Ministry of Fuel and Energy converted a 5 year exploration license to a 20 year production license held by Kulczyk Oil (Oil & Gas Journal Jan. 2012)
Written by Anna Leonenko, Research Fellow
Penn State Law, Agricultural Law Center
May 2013
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