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Poland may launch shale gas production no sooner than in five to 10 years

December 24, 2014December 24, 2014 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Poland’s rather slow progress in shale gas exploration suggests any potential extraction will come no sooner than in five-ten years,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM orders probe of monthly electricity bills

December 23, 2014January 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov ordered cabinet ministers to investigate claims that the most recent monthly electricity bills covered periods

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian electricity companies offer tips on cutting power consumption during Festive Season

December 21, 2014December 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Two of Bulgaria’s electricity distribution companies have offered customers advice on how to reduce power consumption during the Festive Season

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Business 

Bulgaria will continue preparatory work on South Stream – PM

December 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, South Stream

Bulgaria will issue “all necessary permits” for the South Stream pipeline and will “continue preparatory work for the implementation of

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Business 

Bulgaria to send delegation to Moscow to discuss South Stream – reports

December 17, 2014December 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Cabinet plans to send a government delegation to Moscow on December 19 to discuss the prospect of reviving the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Serbia to speed work on gas interconnector

December 17, 2014December 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Serbia

Bulgaria and Serbia will accelerate work on a project to build a gas connection between the two countries, it was

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Business 

Total-led consortium to postpone drilling for gas on Bulgarian sea shelf – reports

December 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

A consortium led by French oil firm Total has said that it would delay the start of drilling gas wells

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Bulgaria 

Dialogue with Russia on South Stream must continue, Merkel tells Bulgarian PM Borissov

December 15, 2014December 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, South Stream

The European Union has not given up on the South Stream gas pipeline project and therefore the dialogue with Russia

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Europe 

Chevron pulls out of gas extraction in western Ukraine

December 15, 2014December 15, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Ukraine

Global Energy giant Chevron terminated its contract with Ukraine to extract shale gas in western Ukraine after trying for more

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