Lithuania Regulates Shale-Gas Work, Chevron Tender Advances

New regulations, among other things, require an environmental impact study and public consultations before exploration can start, the Environment Ministry in Vilnius said on its website.

September 17, 2013

Royal Dutch Shell Sanctioned To Start Shale Gas Operations In Ukraine

Notably, along with conventional natural gas, the company plans to extract both shale gas, and tight gas.

September 13, 2013

PetroChina May Invest $10 Billion In Russian Gas

Sources say PetroChina wants a share of eastern Siberian gas fields.

September 10, 2013

ExxonMobil, Rosneft Advance Russian Far East LNG Project

Rosneft and ExxonMobil are progressing with a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East with the start of the contractor selection process for design and engineering work.

September 10, 2013

Search For Hydrocarbons Could Turn To Craters

A new study indicates that astroblemes in Ukraine may be a good place to start drilling.

August 23, 2013