The northern Denmark town of Frederikshavn has granted Total SA permits to drill the country’s first test wells for shale gas, according to a PetroGlobal News report.
In 2013, Denmark produced less energy than it consumed for the first time since 1997, according to a June 26 Reuters report. In 2013 Denmark’s output of oil and gas fell by 13% and 18%, respectively, the report said.
Total is permitted to drill only conventional wells in Denmark, without using hydraulic fracturing, according to a spokesman for the municipality. Five European countries have banned fracing, but several governments are attempting to loosen restrictions in order to boost domestic production.
Britain, Poland, Denmark and other European states see shale as a way to lessen their dependence on Russian natural gas, and to lower energy costs as it has in the United States. Denmark exports gas to Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. The latter is fully dependent on Danish gas supplies, according to Reuters.
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