POLAND FIRST TO GET GAS FROM FRACKING IN EUROPE

Poland wants to reduce dependency on Russia.

 

Poland has begun a test extraction of shale gas in amounts not seen in Europe before. Eager to reduce energy dependency on Russia, Poland has succeeded after three international firms quit drilling in the country.

 

Poland imports up to 70 percent of its gas from Russia and is eager to reduce its energy reliance on its neighbor. The country issued more than 100 shale gas exploration licenses to local and international firms which have drilled 48 wells so far.

Read more - http://rt.com/business/poland-shale-gas-fracking-europe-154/

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