The State of Play in Poland's Unconventional Shale and Oil Development

Following initial geological assessments, Poland was identified as having one of the largest reserves of unconventional natural gas in the European Union. The Poles, seeking to diversify their energy sources, met the news with tremendous fanfare. However, shale gas development often requires volumin...

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Published inDevelopment policy review Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 395 - 414
Main Authors Wesley Burnett, J., Jackson, Randall W., Blobaum, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2015
Subjects
Bureaucracy
Development
energy policy
Europe
European Union
Exploration
Geology
Infrastructure
Natural gas
News
Oil
Petroleum industry
Poland
Poles
Shale gas development
unconventional energy resources
Poland
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Summary:Following initial geological assessments, Poland was identified as having one of the largest reserves of unconventional natural gas in the European Union. The Poles, seeking to diversify their energy sources, met the news with tremendous fanfare. However, shale gas development often requires voluminous speculative activity before the gas can be successfully extracted – an activity which has been rare in Poland, where a lack of critical infrastructure coupled with bureaucratic red tape in the permission process has led to slow growth in exploration activities. This article examines the current situation in Poland's unconventional gas and oil development.
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ISSN:0950-6764
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DOI:10.1111/dpr.12117