ARTICLES RELATING TO SHALE GAS

Shell inches closer to $10bn deal

2013-01-16 20:03

Ukraine took a step closer to a breakthrough shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell following the approval of a production sharing agreement.

Fracking essential for UK - report

2012-09-21 10:40

The only way Britain can offset its increasing dependency on natural gas imports is to begin shale gas exploration in the country, says a professional body.

WWF: Fracking decision disappointing

2012-09-07 18:43

World Wide Fund for Nature in SA is 'deeply disappointed' by Cabinet's decision to lift a moratorium on applications to explore for shale gas in the Karoo.

Shale gas is from God, says minister

2012-05-18 13:39

The shale gas under the Karoo is a God-given blessing and it would be wrong not to exploit it, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has told MPs.

Shale gas’ silver lining

2012-03-04 10:23

The extraction of shale gas in the Karoo could create 293 000 to 704 000 jobs, according to a model that economist Tony Twine developed at Shell’s request.

Planning body punts shale gas exploration

2011-11-11 15:47

Drilling for gas in places like the Karoo should be allowed while the effects on the environment are investigated, says the National Planning Commission.

Shell pledges R1.4bn for Karoo exploration

2011-09-01 15:30

Oil giant Shell says it hopes to spend about R1.4bn to explore for shale gas in the Karoo.

BHP in $12bn deal with shale gas group

2011-07-15 08:10

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton will buy Petrohawk Energy to gain access to the lucrative US shale gas market.

Shale gas: what the frack is the truth?

2011-03-27 09:23

If shale gas is found in the Karoo and other areas in SA, it can change the energy landscape as radically as in the United States.

Showdown over Shell's Karoo plans

2011-02-08 07:44

Hundreds of Karoo landowners - including a Dutch princess - are readying to fight the energy giant Shell over its plans to tap gas reserves.

 

Poland to pump €15.5bn into shale gas

2012-10-14 17:48

Poland is to invest €15.5bn by 2020 to extract its shale gas deposits, which could make the country independent of Russian imports.

Fracking confuses youth

2012-09-17 12:30

Almost two thirds of young South Africans have little idea of what hydraulic fracking is about, says consumer insights group Pondering Panda.

Fracking gets green light from UK panel

2012-04-17 14:54

A group of experts commissioned by the British government has said that hydraulic fracturing should be resumed after it was temporarily banned.

SA should explore fracking - economist

2012-03-02 11:46

Economist Tony Twine has told an event sponsored by Shell that SA should examine the potential of hydraulic fracturing to meet future energy needs.

SA awaiting shale test results

2011-09-06 16:44

SA is still to find out the outcome of an assessment on its potential for shale gas, says the energy minister.

BHP closes in on another shale gas buy

2011-08-21 14:47

BHP Billiton has announced that it has secured its $12.1bn takeover of US energy firm Petrohawk Energy in a $38.75 per share takeover.

Shale gas could end SA's oil dependence

2011-05-29 16:06

Professor Philip Lloyd, head of the Energy Institute at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology gives a new perspective to the emotional debate on shale-gas extraction.

Shale gas: what the frack is the truth?

2011-03-27 09:23

If shale gas is found in the Karoo and other areas in SA, it can change the energy landscape as radically as in the United States.

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