Energy
Lithuania’s Constitutional Court rules fracking is OK
The Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled on Wednesday that hydraulic fracturing waste can be buried underground. […]
Shale gas
Energy
Lithuania may put off shale gas exploration tender again
Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas is sceptical about the prospects for a new shale gas exploration tender and does not rule out that the government might postpone the launch of the procedure again. […]
Energy
Lithuanian PM wants new shale gas bid
A new tender for shale gas exploration should be announced, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes. […]
Energy
Lithuania’s environment minister sceptical about shale gas exploration tender
Lithuania’s minister of environment admits being increasingly sceptical about a new tender for exploration of shale resources, saying that no one may be interested in searching for gas in Lithuania amid low prices of crude and gas in the market. […]
European Union
German MEP in Lithuania: Shale gas extraction is unnecessary
Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens at the European Parliament, says that shale gas extraction will not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. And if shale gas is going to be extracted, then tight regulation related to environment and water resources is needed. […]
Energy
Postponing new shale gas tender makes sense, Lithuania’s former energy minister says
Lithuanian authorities’ decision to postpone a new shale gas exploration and production tender makes sense, says Jaroslav Neverovič, former energy minister and now energy expert, adding that the key task now is to put the respective legal base in order. […]
Energy
Lithuania will not launch new shale gas tender for now
A new tender for exploration and extraction of shale resources in the west of Lithuania will not be launched at this stage, Environment Minister has said. […]
Energy
US values Lithuania’s strive for energy security, energy minister says
Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis, who returned from his visit to the United States, says the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal as well as Lithuania’s strong stance on energy security has opened many doors. […]
Energy
Shale gas is not very topical for Lithuania now, environment minister says
Lithuania’s Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas says the country should not speed up the international shale gas exploration tender. […]
Energy
PM Butkevičius: American companies show interest in Lithuanian shale gas
A possibility to explore and extract shale gas interests several energy companies from the United States, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Energy
Lithuania may launch new shale gas tender in spring
The terms and conditions for a new tender for shale hydrocarbon exploration rights in Lithuania are to be drawn up by the end of January, taking into account changes in legal regulations and in the country’s geopolitical situation, Deputy Environment Minister Daiva Matonienė said on Friday. […]
Energy
Lithuania to launch new shale gas tender early next year
Lithuania’s authorities are planning to launch a new shale gas exploration tender early next year after parliament last week approved new tax rates for unconventional hydrocarbons, Deputy Environment Minister Daiva Matonienė said on Tuesday. […]
Energy
Public interest and shale gas in Lithuania: Is reconciliation possible?
Just prior to his mid-October 2014 visit to the United States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius revealed that his talks with the US government would devote special attention to energy issues, including trying to invite US companies to take part in a new shale gas exploration tender to be announced in the near future. […]
Energy
American companies interested in Lithuanian shale gas, PM Butkevičius says
Several companies from the United States are interested in possibilities to explore and extract shale gas in Lithuania, confirmed Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Energy
Lithuania tests its shale for toxic heavy metals
The Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment (LGT) tested samples of rock with shale and found that the heavy metal levels in them presented no hazard to the environment. The samples were taken from rock at different depths of at least 1.2km, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment said. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Shale gas revolution. Will Lithuania be like US or Zambia?
Less than a decade ago many people were talking about how we will be running out of oil soon. Many politicians and experts were constantly spouting “peak oil”. Serious faces in reputable conferences were asserting that it was obvious that the world production of oil had peaked and would be decreasing. The few dissenters were called naive or “market fundamentalists”. […]
Opinion
Opinion: American investors and Lithuanian communities in shale gas drama
One year ago, on 8 October 2013, US energy giant Chevron, which had won the competition for exploring and digging into Lithuania’s shale gas deposits, announced it was leaving the country. To this Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius responded: if you want to leave, then leave. The market is big, others will come. […]
Energy
PM Butkevičius in US: Lithuania looking for investments in shale gas
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has stressed during his visit in the United States of America that Lithuania wants to attract shale exploration and extraction companies to invest in Lithuania. […]
Energy
PM not distressed about Chevron’s disinterest in Lithuanian shale gas
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has played down Chevron’s statement that the US energy giant is no longer interested in exploring for shale gas in Lithuania, saying that he expects other investors to come to the country. […]
Energy