The German giant pays a 37% premium on July's prices, prior to the diffusion of the first rumors about the operation - Shopping driven by the need to take advantage of the development of fracking linked to the production of shale gas & oil in…
The "cold war" between the USA and Russia is also played out with blows of economic interests: Washington is in fact ready to export shale gas to make up for the possible turning off of the taps by Vladimir Putin, who in the meantime is strategically aiming to annex…
"Personally, I see two paths to explore - declared the CEO of ENI in an interview with the French newspaper Les Eschos on European energy policy -: either to attempt the shale gas revolution, as the USA did, or to overcome…
"We have reduced the areas where extraction can be done - said the minister of economic development Flavio Zanonato on the sidelines of a conference, suggesting that the government intends to allow the extraction of shale gas in some…
"Europe pays electricity twice as much as in America, and gas three times more: if we don't embrace the shale gas revolution, we will be forced to depend on Russia": these are the words of Eni's CEO Paul Scaroni…
FOCUS BNL-BNP PARIBAS - "Shale gas" is a particular type of gas that impregnates some shale rocks, i.e. rocks that have the characteristic of flaking in parallel planes: for more than a decade the USA have been pioneers of this…
The European Commission has entrusted the British company AEA Technology with research on the potential impact of shale gas production in Europe - Increased attention towards alternative resources to gas and oil.