Seeking to put its tumultuous history with Russia behind it once and for all, Poland, too, is striving for energy independence from Gazprom, which supplies two-thirds of the gas that Poland consumes. Poland’s shale gas reserves are among the largest in Europe, with the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimating the country has 148 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable resources. The Polish government, which has seen how disputes over gas pricing between Russia and customers Ukraine and Belarus led to shortages in Europe, has called for commercial shale gas production to begin in 2015.
Is Russia’s Characteristic Pride Going Before an Energy-Related Fall?
Seeking to put its tumultuous history with Russia behind it once and for all, Poland, too, is striving for energy independence from Gazprom, which supplies two-thirds of the gas that Poland consumes. Poland’s shale gas reserves are among the largest in Europe, with the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimating the country has 148 trillion…
