"Companies are seeking permits for shale gas prospects in southeast France in Languedoc Roussillon, the Cevennes mountains region, and the Savoie area near the Swiss border.
Total E&P France SA, UK Devon, Mouvoil SA, Bridgeoil Ltd., and Diamoco Energy are among the firms competing for the Ales, Bassin d'Ales, Plaine d'Ales, and Montelimar permits. They are competing with the Cevennes and Navacelles permits requested in 2008 by Egdon Resources Ltd. (also being eyed by Eagle Energy Ltd. and YCI Resources Ltd.), and by Cevennes Petroleum Development Ltd.
"There is much shale gas in France," said Francois Laurant, in charge of shale gas at Institut Francais du Petrole. "It has been seeping for centuries around the town of Grenoble in midsoutheastern France. But the disputed areas hold black shale in shallower ground than elsewhere in France like the Paris basin," he added..."
Pohjois-Amerikassa ja Australiassa liuskekaasu ja CBM on ollut todellinen "game changer". Yhdysvalloissa liuskekaasu on noussut nollasta yli kymmeneen prosenttiin maakaasun kokonaistuotanto volyymista ja sen osuuden on arvioitu nousevan puoleen seuraavan vuosikymmenen aikana.
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