EU Shale Rules 'Shelved,' Paper Says

摘要

A UK newspaper has reported that the European Commission has shelved plans for a new directive imposing binding rules on shale gas operations. TheDaily Telegraph said it had seen the latest drafts from the commission, which instead propose nonmandatory guidelines, and cited an unnamed EC official saying the drafts were genuine. However the EC's environment spokesman said only: "We will be announcing our proposals on shale gas on Jan. 22." Separately, an EU member state official dealing with the environment told International Oil Daily that it was too soon to know for sure what will be in the proposal, which was originally due to have been presented late last year (WGI Oct.9'13).