PGNiG on the lookout for unconventional gas
Waldemar Wojcik, Vice President of PGNiG, said on Wednesday that Polish Oil and Gas Company is strongly attracted to the exploration of shale gas.
“Between November and December, we want to start drilling in the vicinity of Wejherowo, and at the end of the first geophysical work in the Warsaw area, in the region of Plonsk,” said Wojcik.
For now, PGNiG has begun work on the bed I Markowola near Pulawy. The company hold 13 of the 62 exploration licenses that Poland has issued to prospect for shale gas and has applied for two more.
Wójcik told wnp.pl that PGNiG plans to spend approximately PLN 100 million on shale gas exploration this year and PLN 150 million next year.