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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10449

10 September 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/energy
Oettinger wants European standards for schist gas

Brussels, 09/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - Poland may dream of breaking free from its dependence on Russian gas thanks to the huge reserves, estimated at 5,300 billion m³, of schist gas within its borders, but other countries are less enthusiastic. France has banned extraction of this non conventional gas because of the dangers it presents for the environment. European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger wants schist gas extraction in EU member states to comply with common standards. “I...

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