Germany
Industry
BMI View: Wintershall's estimate that Germany's unconventional gas resources could meet 100 years of domestic demand comes just as a politically contentious draft law that would allow...
2013-03-13Industry
BMI View: PRD Energy's focus on the redevelopment of reserves that were previously uneconomical to exploit is a good indication of the upstream opportunities available in Germany. The...
2013-03-06Industry
BMI View: A recent change in Germany's Upper House majority is creating more uncertainty for the future of hydraulic fracturing (fraccing) regulation in the country. The technology,...
2013-02-13Industry
BMI View: The German parliament has rejected motions to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the country, paving the way for the relatively small amount of unconventional natural...
2013-01-02Industry
BMI View: Refining margins in Europe may have improved in Q312, but this increase is a precarious one, resting on supply-side rather than demand-side factors. Margins could collapse...
2012-10-19Industry
BMI View: Ireland is the latest country to re-affirm a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Europe, which will put on hold Tamboran Resources' shale gas exploration plans. However,...
2012-10-12Industry
BMI View: A recent report significantly boosted Germany's shale gas resources but did little to alter the underlying incentives to pursue development. A mix of politics and economics...
2012-07-09Industry
Successful appraisal results at Maria stand in contrast to relatively disappointing drilling efforts in the Norwegian Sea, where upstream prospects have been overshadowed recently by...
2012-05-22
