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Total's Investment In U.K. Shale Gas The First Step On A 'Long And Bumpy Road'
2014-01-13 19:01:00| OGI
In order for shale gas extraction to work in the U.K., companies need social license to operate as well as an intensive drilling plan, according to Evaluate Energy.
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UK shale plans rapid expansion
2014-01-13 15:27:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The companies at the forefront of the UK's nascent shale gas industry are planning a "substantial" expansion in the number of drilling sites.
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Total deal speeds up shale gas race in Britain
2014-01-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Total has become the first major oil and gas company to strike a deal to explore for shale gas in Britain, boosting a technology which has brought cheap energy to the United States but which is bitterly opposed by environmentalists. The French group said on Monday it had bought a 40 percent interest in two licences in the so-called Gainsborough Trough area of northern England for up to $48 million. Total's involvement, which follows shale gas acquisitions by utilities Centrica and GDF Suez, puts...
Total speeds up UK shale gas race as first oil major to enter market
2014-01-13 02:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France's Total (TOTF.PA) on Monday became the first oil and gas major to enter Britain's shale gas market by acquiring a 40 percent interest in two licenses in northern England for up to $48 million. Total's involvement, which follows shale gas acquisitions by utilities Centrica (CNA.L) and GDF Suez (GSZ.PA), is a major boost to Britain's growing but controversial shale gas industry, seen as one of Europe's strongest prospects for unconventional oil and gas development. The investment is tiny...
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United Kingdom: 'We're going all out for shale,' admits David Cameron
2014-01-13 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron is to declarethat his government is "going all out for shale" as he announces that councils will be entitled to keep 100% of business rates raised from fracking sites in a deal expected to generate millions of pounds for local authorities. In a renewed attempt to win support for the controversial expansion of fracking, the prime minister will also say that revenues generated by shale gas companies could be paid directly in cash to homeowners living nearby. The prime minister's...
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