Poland: Dispute Over Shale Gas Law

People ♦ Published: May 24, 2013; 18:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski has criticized the Environment Ministry for the planned national participation in the production of shale gas.

Poland: Dispute Over Shale Gas Law / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The dispute within the Polish government about a new mining law, which should also regulate the production of shale gas, is becoming more serious. For the first time in public, in an interview with newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Finance Minister Rostowski has spoken against the project developed by the Environment Ministry. It contains the participation of state-owned company Noke (Norodwy…