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Summary Box: Shale gas raises hope, fear in Poland [Apr 10, 2012] GAS PLAYS: About two dozen international companies across Poland are exploring thousands of meters (yards) underground for hidden deposits of natural gas hailed as a vast new source of fuel. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Significant natural gas development could help Poland reduce its dependence on Russia" [Feb 20, 2012] That Poland depends on Russia for energy resources, particularly oil and natural gas, gives Moscow political leverage over Warsaw. [via YahooNews] More >>

PGE Gets Informal Offers Of Polish Shale Gas Deliveries In 3 Years [Sep 08, 2011] WARSAW -(Dow Jones)- Polish power utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (PGE.WA) has received informal offers from holders of shale concessions in Poland for commercial deliveries of natural gas as early as three years' time, PGE Chief Executive Tomasz Zadroga said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Two of Poland's energy giants may have overpaid for the Swedish firm's Polish subsidiaries [Sep 05, 2011] Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB has agreed to sell its Polish assets for a total of z?.7.6 billion to two state-controlled Polish energy firms. Natural gas monopolist PGNiG will buy Vattenfall?s heat and power company, Vattenfall Heat Poland (VHP), based in Warsaw, for z?.2.96 billion. [via YahooNews] More >>

PGNiG to buy Vattenfall's Warsaw unit for z?.2.96 billion [Aug 24, 2011] Polish state-owned natural gas giant PGNiG has signed a preliminary agreement to buy 99.8 percent of all shares in Swedish energy firm Vattenfall's Warsaw-based subsidiary, Vattenfall Heat Poland (VHP), for z?.2.96 billion, PGNiG announced in a statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

PGNiG to buy Vattenfall's Warsaw unit for z?.2.96 billion [Aug 23, 2011] Polish state-owned natural gas giant PGNiG has signed a preliminary agreement to buy 99.8 percent of all shares in Swedish energy firm Vattenfall's Warsaw-based subsidiary, Vattenfall Heat Poland (VHP), for z?.2.96 billion, PGNiG announced in a statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's BGK To Finances PGNiG Purchase Of Drilling Rig [Jul 04, 2011] WARSAW -(Dow Jones)- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Poland's last fully state-owned bank, has agreed to lend 15 million euros ($21.75 million) to a subsidiary of Polish natural gas monopoly PGNiG SA (PGN.WA), for the purchase of a drilling rig and supporting equipment, the bank said in a statement Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany, Poland: Nord Stream Pipe Won't Block Polish Port Expansion [Jun 21, 2011] WARSAW -(Dow Jones)- The Nord Stream pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea won't block development of a key Polish port, the German and Polish leaders said Tuesday as they sought to allay Polish public opinion mindful of German and Russian influence on its soil. [via YahooNews] More >>

No end in sight for Polish shale gas [May 11, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, May 10 (UPI) -- Warsaw has the environmental regulations in place so that it can exploit the trillions of cubic feet of natural gas locked in shale deposits, an official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

No end in sight for Polish shale gas [May 10, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, May 10 (UPI) -- Warsaw has the environmental regulations in place so that it can exploit the trillions of cubic feet of natural gas locked in shale deposits, an official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland dreams of becoming shale gas El Dorado [May 02, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Poland is dreaming of becoming a European shale gas El Dorado thanks to estimates of huge deposits, which if confirmed could make it an natural gas powerhouse and free it from energy dependence on Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland dreams of becoming shale gas El Dorado [May 02, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Poland is dreaming of becoming a European shale gas El Dorado thanks to estimates of huge deposits, which if confirmed could make it an natural gas powerhouse and free it from energy dependence on Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland dreams of becoming the European shale gas El Dorado [May 01, 2011] AFP/Warsaw Poland is dreaming of becoming a European shale gas El Dorado thanks to estimates of huge deposits, which if confirmed could make it a natural gas powerhouse and free it from energy dependence on Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish premier supports search for shale gas [Mar 29, 2011] Warsaw - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday he supported the country's search for shale gas, an unconventional source of natural gas that is often expensive to extract, adding that it would contribute to energy diversity in Poland and Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>