Shale Gas in Poland – The Legal Framework for Granting Concessions for Prospecting and Exploration of Hydrocarbons

Baginski, Wojciech

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Shale Gas in Poland – The Legal Framework for Granting Concessions for Prospecting and Exploration of Hydrocarbons

Wojciech Baginski

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April 1, 2011

Energy Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2011

Abstract:
The article explains from the practical point of view the procedure for the acquisition of a concession for prospecting and exploration of hydrocarbons in Poland. Based on this analysis arguments are presented in support of a thesis that the current legal framework in Poland concerning the prospecting and exploration of hydrocarbons strongly protects the energy interests of the country.

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Keywords: shale gas, gas, shale, energy, energy law, Poland, Europe, United States, Russia, deposits, concessions, prospecting, exploration, hydrocarbons, legal framework, energy interests, procedure, extraction, production

JEL Classification: Q28, Q33, Q38 Q42, Q43, Q48, Q40

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Date posted: July 29, 2011

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Baginski, Wojciech, Shale Gas in Poland – The Legal Framework for Granting Concessions for Prospecting and Exploration of Hydrocarbons (April 1, 2011). Energy Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1898572

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