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CHEVRON& THE PROTESTORS
MR. FANNING THE CHAIRMAN
SUMMER 2013
MARCELLUS SHALE COALITION | INDICATORS | WHOS WHO IN EUROPEAN CONCESSIONS
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NO ENTRY: PROTESTERS AT A CHEVRON SITE IN SOUTH EASTERN POLAND
p / 8 OP-ED Caught flatfooted
p / 9 LETTERFROM THE PUBLISHER
p / 1 0Publication Partners
p / 1 2 CLEANTECHPAVILLION
p / 1 3IndicatorsWells to dateMarket overviewAnalysts commentCommodities pricingShare prices
p / 1 5 New EU Shale Gas Restrictions*
p / 1 6THE EXPENDABLESChevron Protesters
p / 2 0Mr. Fanning Interview Chairman San Leon Energy
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INTERVIEW WITH CHAIRMAN OF SAN LEON ENERGY OISIN FANNING
p / 2 2Ms. Klaber Interview with Former CEO Marcellus Shale Coalition
p / 2 4 SERVICESDirectoryDrillingCompletions3rd Party Services
p / 3 8 Experts Corner* ApexContractingWater, wells & nitrogen
p / 5 6UnconventionalHYDROCARBON LICENSING IN THE EU-27Data set p / 6 8PICTORIALShale Gas Investment Guide Launch Partyp / 7 2WELLHEADFormer CEO Marcellus Shale Coalition Kathryn KlaberSpeaks out
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Caught flat-footed
BY WO J C I E C H KO S C
The effort to produce gas from shale is waiting for somebody to find a sweet spot. Before this happens, the public needs better in-formation about whats going on. We aim to play our part.
OPINION
I WAS IN SOUTHERN Poland in late August, reporting on anti-shale protesters. Coinciden-tally, Reuters released a bit of news at the time, announcing that Lane Energy/ConocoPhillips elsewhere in Poland managed to flow gas from shales at a rate of 8,500 cubic meters per day, unaided. For this reason, I had the opportunity to see how anti-shale gas protesters in urawlw reacted to the news of gas actually flowing in a north Poland county.When the Lane Energy news got through to
the protesters, via a TV news crew that showed up to get their comments, their reaction was quite diplomatic. Calmly, a woman
named Ma gorzat a Jaboska, explained that if everyone up north is okay with shale gas, it should be extracted.The people f rom
urawlw, who are some-times portrayed in the media as a hostile opposi-tion, arent necessarily against shale gas. They acknowledge that it may be a possible answer to Polands energy woes. However, based on the
conversations I had there, I have come to think most
believe that no exploration should take place without operators full cooperation with their local communities. On this front, the urawlw
people feel slighted (see feature story, p. 16). When the shale gas fever gripped the Marcellus play in the northeast US, the industry was also facing the challenge of winning the publics ac-ceptance. We were caught flat-footed over how to ad-
dress residents most basic questions. Add in a few early accidents and the fast pace at which this industry operates and we, as an industry, found ourselves playing catch-up and digging out of a hole, said Kathryn Z. Klaber, former CEO of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an indus-try organization that has succeeded in engaging local communities (see interview, p. 22 and Ms. Klabers commentary on p. 72).Shale gas production will not take off in Po-
land until regulatory foundations have been established and a public engagement effort has been rolled out from ebie to urawlw. To that end, Cleantech Poland has founded
the Poland Shale Coalition (Fundacja Polska Koalicja upkowa), an organization open to anybody. Partly through the Shale Gas Investment
Guide, and partly through organized outreach in the countryside, Cleantech Poland will sup-port this effort - getting the facts out to the public. Please read my interview with Oisin Fanning, chairman of San Leon Energy and founding member of PSC, on page 20.It might seem that establishing a coalition
before any production has actually taken place is putting the cart before the horse. Three years into development, if theres no gas, then why bother winning public acceptance? We think different. Now is the time to reach out.
As founder of Poland Shale
Coalition, we will support an
enormous effort - informing the
Polish public about the risks and benefits of
unconventional gas
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Dear Colleague,
Heres a little history.
In 2011, equity investors in New York and London were throwing money at Polish shale. Soros, Blackstone, Fidelity (and a bunch of high net worth indi-viduals) took out large positions in the independents operating exploratory acreage in Poland. Today, long after the bubble burst, many of those indepen-dents are trading at or above cash.
Power is shifting away from foreign-owned operators to the national oil com-panies. One foreign industry participant, at a presentation led by the chief geologist Piotr Woniak, saw a slide with a chart of the concessions the Polish government is likely to reclaim in the coming years. Equity investors, once red hot about Poland, are talking enthusiastically about tight gas in Ukraine and Romania or have simply moved on.
Where do we go from here? We go forward, and we go together. Thats why Cleantech Poland has founded the Poland Shale Coalition. You dont start a coalition when things are going well. You start a coalition when everyone has written off the future of what may one day be a dynamic, thriving industry.
The PSC is organized as a foundation, and is open to anyone. Including you.
Come join us.
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To become a partner for the magazine, please contact the publisherPartners
nA Abbot Group 29, Acoustic Geophysical (Viking) 29, AECom 29, Apex Contracting 29, Archer Well - Allis Chalmers 29, Argo Geological Consultants 29, Arnco 30, AVISHIP 30 nB Baker Corp 30, Baker Hughes 30, Balance Point Control BV 30, Baltic Ceramics 30, BDP International 31, Bentec 31, Bireta 31, Blackstone 9, Brenntag 31nC C.A.T. 31, C.H. Robinson 31, Caterpilar 32, CB&I 32, CDM Smith 32, Chevron 17, Champion Technologies 32, Cleantech Poland 32, ConocoPhillips 8, 18, Continuous Control Sols (CCS) 32, Core Laboratories 34, Cuadrilla Resources 18, nD DBM Services 34, dGB Earth Sciences 34, Discovery Drilling Equipment 34, DNV 34, DOW 34, Dow Corning 35, DOW Microbial Control 35, Drill-Lab (PGNiG) 35, Drilltech 35, Duon 35 nE Efir Energy LTd35, EkoTech Energy 36, Energy Specialists Plat (ESP) 36, Ensign 36, EurMidstream 36, Exalo
Drilling 36, Expro 36 nF Fairstar Heavy Transport 37, Fidelity 9, Fugro 37 nG GE Oil & Gas 37, GAZ-System 14, Geo-Microbial Tech (GMT) 37, GEO-Data 37, GeoDynamics Research 37, Geofizyka Krakw (PGNiG) 40, Geofizyka Torun (PGNiG) 40, Geokrak 40, GeoLog 40, Geomage 40, Geotrace Data Int Services 40, GL Noble Denton 41, Global Geophysical 41, Golder Associates 41, GSE Environmental 41nH Halliburton 41, Hardbanding Solutions 41nI IHS 42, ILF Consulting Engineers 42, IP Group 42, INiG (PGNiG) 42, Inwatec 42, ION 42, ITS (Int Tubular Serv) 44 nJ JSH Drilling, Ltd. 44 nK KCA DEUTAG 44, Kidova 44 nL Lane Energy 8, 18, 20, Lemitor 44 nM Marcellus Shale Coalition 8, 22, 23, Maxi Cargo 44, Meehan Drilling 46, MI-SWACO 46, MND Drilling 46, Multi-chem 46nN NADRA Group 46, National Oilwell Varco 46, Navigant 47, Neste Jacobs
47, NOKE 21, NTS Construction 47, NuTech Energy 47nP Pace Global Energy 47, Packers Plus 47, Pangea 48, PanTerra Geo 48, PBG Geophysical 48, Perekop Bromine 48, Perforator 48, Petrofac 48, PFC Energy 50, PGNiG 14, 21, Poland Shale Coalition 8, 9, 20, PP- Eko 50, Pruitt 50, ProChem 50, PwC 50 nR Rodelta Pumps 50 nS San Leon Energy 8, 20, Schlumberger 51, SERAFIM 51, SGS 51, SIMCO International 51, Spirit Technologies 51, Soros Fund Management 9, Sumitomo Europe 51, Superior Energy Services 52 nT Tata Steel Group 52, Tebodin 52, TECH-POMP 52, Tenaris 52, TPS - Technitube Rhrenwerke52, Trinity Corporate Services 54 nU United Oilfield Services 54, URS 54, US Steel 54 nV Vallourec 54, Veolia Water Systems 54 nW Weatherford 55, Weir Oil & Gas Division 55, Wellynx 55, Workstrings 55
COMPANY INDEX Want to see if your company was mentioned? Here's our index to help you out.*
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) is a business organization that serves and promotes its member companies. AmCham fosters positive relationships with the government and promotes the free market spirit for the benefit of business. Ul. Emilii Plater 53, 00-113 Warsawwww.amcham.com.pl
Cleantech Poland is a consultancy for sustainable business. Cleantech Poland provides services to the upstream oil and gas sectors. The Shale Gas Investment Guide/Poland is part of a portfolio that includes the magazine Cleantech.Ul. Pustelnicka 48/22 04-138 Warsaw [email protected]
Poland Shale Coalition is an industry organization open to anyone. The Poland Shale Coalition, founded in 2013, aims at education and outreach. Founding members of the Poland Shale Coalition receive priority outreach in their concession areas.ul. Rzymowskiego 53, Warszawa, 02-697 [email protected]
PwCPwC provides oil and gas companies with services in assurance, advisory and tax & legal. A global services company, PwC has been in Poland for 20 years and counts many of the largest oil and gas companies as clients. Al. Armii Ludowej 14, 00-638 Warsawwww.pwc.pl
SSWSSW provides comprehensive tax and legal advisory services. SSW, whose main practice areas are energy and natural resources, advises investors on the business implications of the governments royalty proposal. Rondo ONZ 1, 00-124 Warsawwww.ssw.pl
* Please see the Services Directory for a list of companies operating in the EU-27
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Country# of companies# of licenses# of wells
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WELLS TO DATE
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ACTIVE EU - 27 COUNTRIES UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS
IN POLAND CHANGE OVER TIME
** On a relinquished concession new since May 2013 wells in red are ongoing* Overall
SOURCE: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AS OF AUG 2013, CLEANTECH POLAND RESEARCH, DECC AS OF AUG 2013
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5107
PL
2710648
PT RO SK SI ES UK
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CP/3Legs Res. ebie LE - 1, Warblino - 1H, ebie LE - 2H,Strzeszewo LE - 1
ExxonMobil Krupe - 1, Siennica - 1**
BNK/LNG/RG/SR Wytowno S - 1, Lbork S - 1, Starogard S - 1
Eni Bgard - 1, Stare Miasto - 1, Kamionka - 1
San Leon Siciny - 2, Belvedere - 1**, Chopin - 1**, Lelechw SL - 1, Czasaw SL - 1, Lewino - 1, Szymkowo - 1, Rogity - 1
Marathon Oil ORZ Cycw - 01, SIE - Domanice - 01, RYP - Lutocin - 01, KWI - Prabuty - 1, BRO - NM Lubawskie - 01, SOK - Grbkw - 01
Orlen Upstream Syczyn - OU1, Berejw - OU1, Syczyn OU2K, Godzik-OU1, Berejw - OU2K, Strczyn-OU1, Ucimw-OU1, Dobryniw OU1
PGNiG Lubocino - 1, Lubycza Krlewska - 1, Markowola -1, Lubocino - 2H, Opalino - 2, Wysin -1, Kochanowo-1, Borcz -1
3Legs Resources gowo LE - 1
Chevron Grabowiec - 6, Frampol - 1, Zwierzyniec -1, Kranik -1
Company OA* Well Names
BNK Gapowo B - 1, Miszewo T - 1
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Between environmental concerns, large financial expenditure needs, political risk and legislative instability, companies are finding it hard to engage in massive unconventional exploration programs.The European Commission is working on a report concerning hydraulic fracturing and its environmental impact, expected in the third quarter of this year. Some coun-tries still have moratoria imposed (FR, BG, CZ, LX), while others are either waiting for special reports (IE, NL) or have re-gional bans (North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, Cantabria in Spain). Italy and Finland are not interested in exploring shale, while Austria and Denmark im-posed such strict environmental regula-tions that made operating there practi-cally impossible. Germany will wait on legislative initiatives until the fall elections, also putting a halt on exploration activities. Real development is only taking place in Poland with 48 wells drilled to date and the UK, where the recent BGS and DECC report, The Carboniferous Bowland Shale Gas Study estimates that there are as many as 23.3 - 64.6 tcm of resource in place.
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HIGH METHANE GASEUR/MWH
WEEKLY AVERAGE$ USD / BARREL
PR ICE OF GAS
PR ICE OF O I L Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) FuturesBrent Crude Oil Last Day Financial Futures
STEAM COAL FUTURES$ USD / TONNE
SELECTED INDEPENDENTSOPERATING IN POLAND AND THE UK
PR ICE OF COAL
SHARE PR I CES
Central Appalachain CoalRotterdam Coal
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115.67
NCG Spot
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30.00
37.50
NovSep Jan Mar May Jul
Source (August 6, 2013) EUR/MWh
Henry Hub, US 8.60NetConnect, Germany 25.76
The price discrepancy be-tween US and EU gas remains very high. For the price of one MWh of cheap US gas, we would only get a third of that in Europe.
The spread between WTI and Brent has narrowed as demand for US domestic oil increased over the last quarter. The EIA reports that recently improved pipeline networks and crude-by-rail links facilitated direct delivery from production areas to refining centers, which helped move the shale-related oil glut.
SOURC
E: NYM
EXSO
URC
E: NYM
EX, ICE
50
77
104
NovSep Jan Mar May Jul Since the early 2011 peak price of approx. 150 USD/tonne for Central Ap-palachian coal, prices have tumbled by over 60%. Lower than predicted demand from China and higher Chinese domestic output of the energy resource led to overproduction and a price drop.
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Company3LEG ResourcesBNK PetroleumDart EnergyLNG ResourcesSan Leon EnergyAJ Lucas Group
Currency
GBP (p)$CAD$AUD$CADGBP$AUD
Ticker
(3LEG:LN)(BKX:CN)(DTE:AU)(LNG.V)(SLE:LN)(AJL:AU)
share priceAug 12, 201328.751.210.140.0155.71.56
% Change(in one month) -1.71 34.44 40.00-25.00 10.68 77.27
% Change(in two years) -87.77-59.12-44.44-94.74-71.85 0.00
% Change(in one year) -25.32 14.15 0.00-40.00-44.39 87.95
SOURCE: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE
26.90
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105.35
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A separate issue is how Poland could use the potentially large amounts of gas from shale into use.Gas-based power has only been coming
online quite recently in Poland (mostly within the last decade) and, to date, less than 10 percent of the power in Poland is generated from natural gas. There are plans, however, to increase the
use of the resource are already written into the countrys energy strategy. As many as 18 new gas-fired power plants are under-going permitting procedures or are under construction now.Currently there is 934 MWe (electric)
of installed gas-fired power capacity, pri-marily owned by Polands gas utility PG-NiG. Before these new capacity goes on-line, economics of generating energy from gas will have to be looked into. The biggest obstacle with using gas as a nominal power source is its price (see chart on top of this page). With planned new power and the need
to liberalize the gas market, much invest-ment will be needed in Polands gas trans-mission and distribution systems. Gaz-System, the countrys gas transmission system operator, has planned for the con-struction of 1,000 kilometers of new transmission pipelines between 2014 and 2018, at a cost of roughly PLN 5 billion (USD 1.6 billion), as well as looking into building infrastructure to connect with Slovaka and the Czech Republic. Gaz-System is also completing its
winoujcie LNG terminal project by the Baltic sea. While the investment is said to cost approximately 2.7 billion PLN, there exists little doubt that it is necessary. Upon completion, the terminal will be able to supply 5 billion m3 of gas per year with a possible increase to 7.5 billion m3 in the future. That would mean annual gas con-sumptions increase by 50 percent.
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A planned September vote on whether to include shale gas frack-ing in an update of the EU Environ-mental Impact Assessment Directive (EIA Directive) was postponed to a later ses-sion. However, a draft of the proposed directive was made public, which allows us to make a preliminary assessment of its impact on unconventional oil and gas.
In short, the amended EIA Directives aim is to update the current legislation relating to environmental impact assess-ments by improving the procedures and verifications related to EIA reporting. The EIA Directive also seeks to include partici-pation and public consultations in the proceedings and make obligatory an EIA for all activity related to exploration, evaluation and production of shale gas.
The proposed EIA Directive recognizes that the current procedure is too compli-cated and time-consuming. Therefore the draft introduces new mechanisms on how the EIA reports should written and verified. The experts who check the environmental reports shall have, based on their qualifica-tions and experience, the necessary tech-nical expertise to carry out the verification in a scientifically objective manner and in total independence from the operator and competent authorities.
The proposal seeks to strengthen the role of the public at all stages of the proce-dure by making the public aware of proj-ects to be undertaken. Members of the public would be entitled to institute a legal challenge, including applying for an injunc-tion, by initiating legal proceedings within three months after the competent author-
ity announces a formal decision. As a consequence, projects shall not com-mence until a certain time passes for public comment.
The EIA Directive in its draft form would have a significant impact on shale gas ac-tivities. To justify the additional burden placed upon operators, the draft und lines that the current provisions do not take account of how much unconventional oil and gas is being produced. This means that despite their environmental impact, the
EXPERT OPINION
Should this directive be enacted in its proposed form, the Polish legislation
would have to be amended to ensure it is compliant with EU law.
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relevant projects are not subject to man-datory EIA because they fall under the current thresholds for public comment. In accordance with the precautionary principle, and as requested by Parliament in its resolution of 21 November 2012, the draft proposes that unconventional oil and gas projects be systematically made sub-ject to an EIA, regardless of the quantity produced. Exploration, evaluation and
production of shale gas would be listed in Annex I (ie, subject to a mandatory EIA Directive).
With respect to environmental provisions in Poland, this draft direc-tive is much more rigorous when it comes to mitigating environmental impact through procedures around EIAs. It is worth mentioning that the Polish EIA provisions have been mod-ified recently to exclude exploration and production of onshore oil and gas
from the obligatory EIA procedure (except from specific cases such as shale wells that go deeper than 5,000 meters or those that are drilled on environmentally sensitive locations). Should this directive be enacted in
the proposed form, than the Polish legislation would have to be amended to ensure its compliant with EU law.
A proposed draft law of a forthcoming EIA directive related to environmental impact assessments may impose restrictions on shale gas exploration.
EXPERT OPINION
New EU restrictions proposed
PIOTR SPACZYNSKI, PARTNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SSW LAW FIRM ANNA PIOTROWSKA, ASSOCIATE, SSW LAW FIRM
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Chevron put on hold their plans to drill a well on the Grabowiec concession. Protesters, camping out 24/7, are live-blogging their opposition from a hayfield. Whats the fuss all about?
BY WO J C I E C H KO S C P H O TO G R A P H Y B Y S Z YMON S Z C Z E S N I A K
Emil Jaboski: let companies
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driven to the site, had to leave on flatbeds. After the standoff, the urawlw people decided to go on a 24/7 watch to protect their land, they say.
INTERNET & HAY BALESMr. Bk shows me around the campsite. Its spare in terms of amenities, and water has to be carried in bottles. The protesters sleep on hale bales (Theyre super hard, one protester joked). The tent is about five meters by ten meters in size.But its more than just pitchforks
these protesters are using as weapons of engagement. Just outside the tent, an internet-connected camera broadcasts video on a blog set up on tumblr.com. At a small table, Mr. Bk is busy uploading the most recent pictures.On the blog, there are updates posted
on a regular basis, including a letter of support from an outspoken anti-fracking activist and member of the European Parliament, Jose Bove. Articles about anti-shale gas activism across the world can be found alongside links to articles that highlight what protesters say are the environmental dangers of hydraulic fracturing.
Anti-shale conference in the European Parliament, reads one headline. Gas from Polish shales will be eight times
WHOS IN THAT CAR? Quickly, take down his license plate number! I can hear someone shout from a makeshift campsite in the rural landscape of urawlw, in south east Poland. It was only a stranger, and he seemed
to care little about shale gas exploration. But even the sight of an unexpected visitor kept a dozen or so campaigners on high alert. Theyve learned that strangers mean trouble. Ive arrived in southeastern Poland
to talk to a group calling themselves Occupy Chevron who have been preventing the US oil and gas major f rom enter ing the Grabowiec concession. Security guards, employed by Chevron, are camping next to the site. The two sides are watching one another.According to the urawlw
objectors, a few months ago, locals were caught flat-footed when Chevron arrived to the concession to start operations. Our kids were on their way to school and alerted us. Phone call followed phone call and soon the entire village was here, said Magorzata Jaboska, a urawlw villager and the wife of Emil, the local administrator, or sotys.After a standoff that lasted several
hours, Chevron left the site. According to protesters, the company had no other
choice, being unable to produce documentation that gave them permission to enter the site, such as a land reclamation plan or a permit to transport equipment on a road with a
load bearing capacity no greater than 5 tonnes. We asked them about the
reclamation plan and other documents, one by one, and they had none, said Andrzej Bk, a power engineer who handles documentation of the protest and communication with officials. He notes that the equipment that was
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more expensive than conventional!, reads another. Can fracking contaminate drinking water? Still another: Solidarity with the Balcombe protesters!Balcombe is an English village where
a UK operator, Cuadrilla Resources, has faced organized protests from anti-fracking activists. Much like in Poland, the UK government has voiced strong support for companies efforts to prove up UK shale gas potential, considered to be the largest in Europe. As in Poland, production of shale gas is seen as an important way to address energy demand while reducing dependence on imports.
IGNORED, OFFENDEDAt the protest site in urawlw, Emil Jaboski, the local sotys (village administrator), tells me that the protest isnt against shale gas as such. If we could have talked to Chevron and engaged with them, it may be different now. But we didnt like being treated as nobodies. We didnt like being ignored, he said.Mr. Jaboski is referring in part to
a January 2012 meeting that was supposed to be a discussion about Chevrons plans for the Grabowiec concession, but quickly disintegrated, as Chevron representatives walked out.
No one went home happy. I understand that shale gas could be a very good thing for Poland and I say let companies drill where people dont mind it, Mr. Jaboski said in reaction to the news about unaided gas flow from the ebie well, operated by ConocoPhillips and Lane Energy. But we dont need industry here
because were farmers working on Polands best soil, he said. Look at an agricultural map of
Poland and youll find the area is rich
in chernozem soils, with a high humus content, resulting in high fertility and big agricultural yields. urawlw sits in this particularly fertile belt.Nearly all of the protesters are
farmers, operating on tens of hectares of land. The size of their farms is above the Polish average, as Poland is a country dominated by small farms often less than a few hectares. Mr. Jaboski, for example, grows rapeseed, beetroots and wheat on 50 hectares.Today, the urawlw protests are in
Andrzej Bak working at his computer at the protest site. A few weeks after this photo was taken, a local daily reported that Chevron didnt have a valid concession for drilling in urawlw. Chevron wasnt available for comment on this particular development at the time of press.
Not gonna give up; will Chevron?
If we could have talked to Chevron and engaged with them, it may be different now. But we didnt like being treated as nobodies. We didnt like being ignored Emil Jabonski, Sotys of Zuraww
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their fourth month. When prompted to state what they want as an outcome, they say their goal is to get Chevrons Grabowiec concession canceled (and the companys other concessions: Zwierzyniec, Frampol, and Kranik) on the grounds that exploration poses a risk to drinking water, which is protected by domestic and international law. The protesters also claim that certain
boundaries on licenses held by Chevron werent correctly marked off prior to commencing operations, and that the US company doesnt have a valid permit for storing waste in rock mass. Lastly, they allege that someones water was contaminated following Chevrons seismic works on a different location in the Grabowiec concession.
DEVELOPMENTS ONThe ministry of environment has said
these allegations are incorrect. In a written reply to the protesters from June 2013, the ministry said that drilling and other mining works dont impact water reservoirs that are typically 100 to 150 meters deep while shale rock formations are several thousand meters deeper. Exploratory drilling for shale gas is a routine operation, and the technology was
developed many years ago, the ministry wrote to the protesters.The ministry also said that no
drinking water on the Grabowiec concession showed any contamination due to seismic projects. As for determining whether they had legal access to enter the land, the matter belongs to local authorities, the ministry said. Were not giving up on the issue, Mr. Bk said, as he looked at the ministrys document on his computer. Neither is Chevron giving up on
their Polish plans. Referring to whats going on in urawlw, Chevrons spokeswoman Grayna Bukowska, wrote that the protesters are a minority group in a society thats otherwise very supportive of shale gas development.We believe the views expressed by
a minority of opponents dont reflect the opinions of the broader community. According to the latest CBOS survey from June 2013, 78 percent of Poles support [shale gas], five percent more than in August 2011. Our experiences with other communities in which we are operating have been positive, Ms. Bukowska wrote in an e-mail to the SGIG.Ms. Bukowska declined to answer
specific questions, like whether the
company did or did not have valid documents to enter the urawlw site in June. All concessions are valid, Ms. Bukowska said.In an interview with Rzeczpospolita,
a Polish daily, Chevrons country manager John Claussen reiterated the companys longstanding interest in Polish shale gas. We take a regional view, as were
operating in Lithuania and Romania as well, but Poland is the most important for us, Mr. Claussen said.Currently, we finished drilling our
fourth exploration well. The fact that we are working in a safe and responsible manner was confirmed by the results of checks from authorized agencies. We were controlled by the Supreme Control Chamber, which confirmed that it has no objections to our work. We were controlled by the District Mining Office six times. We also received positive fe edback f rom the Reg iona l Inspec torate of Environment Protection, Ms. Bukowska wrote.In urawlw, the protesters say they
have found a new angle to pursue to get rid of Chevron. Were going to cha l lenge the va l idity of the concessions, as granted without tenders, which is against the EU regulations, Mr. Bk said.
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The Polish shales are simply difficult for E&P. On the other hand, there have been much bigger problems that the oil and gas people have
managed to solveProfessor Jerzy
Nawrocki
What was your reason for becoming a founding member of Poland Shale Coalition (PSC)?Polands no different to any other po-
tential shale gas market. Anything that is going to promote shale gas here is absolutely worth doing. I think that the Poland Shale Coalition needs to push the shale gas agenda within Poland and also abroad. We need to work to change the environment were working in as opera-tors. Theres a problem with the pace at which the development is happening, changes of the regulatory regime plus political aspects that confuse interna-tional markets.
Theres been some bad press about how Poland has been handling its shale gas effort plus some controver-
sies about operators approach to local communities. To address these, dont we need an organization to advocate and educate? I dont much think that community
outreach is key, however, because the communities Ive worked with had no issues with shale gas and with us spe-cifically. But let me give you an example of a community approach we prefer. When we were starting our seismic cam-paign we went down on the ground and signed five thousand two hundred con-tracts with local farmers to access their land. Not only did it give us and them strong footing for our work, but we got to know them. When we showed up with equipment, they knew who we were, and what we planned to do. No one batted an eyelid when we came. You cannot
operate in any country without ap-proval of the local people. You might call that public relations but I call that com-mon sense. Whats more, they told us that they learned more from us about shale gas than from the government.
San Leon was optimistic about pres-sure tests done in wells in Siciny. Lane Energy flowed gas from the ebien well. Does that mean Polish uncon-ventional gas is awakening from the lull that lasted 12 months?Im optimistic as ever about Polish
unconventional gas. Lane Energy did flow gas unaided and that means no less than the gas is there. I dont care about the flow rate now. The gas is there. Its a very good result for Lane and for the entire shale gas industry in Poland.
Mr. Fanning
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Thats all well and good, but with such an unimpressive number of wells drilled to date, Polands still not in position to look forward to commer-cial production, is it?Poland needs to improve on couple
issues, and one of them is that it needs to speed up the drilling rate. In America, the number of wells in any given play was 65 on average a month. In Poland, we dont even have that many wells in the entire Baltic Basin.
Why has the drilling been going on so slowly?This is due to the slow rate at which
the regulatory regime has been changing. The changes themselves arent clear: you dont know when a new tax will come up, and how much it will be. You dont know for sure whether or not NOKE [a proposed state-owned participant] will take over stakes in concessions. If yes, we have no idea when. All this is causing the development to slow down. Now, I want to be understood cor-
rectly: no one expects Poland to change its laws overnight. We know that only a few years ago Polands oil and gas regime was really serving one company, PGNiG. Suddenly, Poland had to move quickly toward a situation where pretty much every international player came here and started operations. Some of them have left by now, but not all and you can be sure that even those who have left are watching whats going on here.
In our view, because San Leon is an independent company, you should be adapting to changes better than majors. Is that true?
Majors absolutely dont have to be here. They have a lot of money and people. They dont have to drill here because they can drill anytime anywhere. The problem is that if theyre leaving it gives Poland bad press abroad, which I think is com-pletely unnecessary. I am sure though that once someone hits a sweet spot, theyll be back again.
Thats assuming sweet spots are to be hit at all.Let me get that clear: I am absolutely
certain that Poland will flow shale gas. I have no doubts about it whatsoever. Poland does have huge reserves of shale gas. I think its nonsense to say that Po-land is so much different to the US. No, Polish shales are no more different to the Barnett or Marcellus than any shales anywhere in the world. All you need to
do is to do more drilling. In two years shale gas will be proven up.
Are Polish shales really absolutely no different than the US ones?Every single play in the United States
is different, they have different TOCs [total organic carbon], different depths, different clay contents, etc. Its all about unlocking the recipe to get Mother Na-ture to release her bounty. Intensity of drilling will solve this. That will abso-lutely happen in Poland. I also think that even with a small
number of wells drilled to date com-panies have by now figured out what its going to take to keep the fracks open. It was an important technological issue and I think that its going to take a ceramic proppant scenario to push development forward.
INTERVIEW
You cannot operate in any country without approval of the local people. You might call that public relations but I call that common sense
- Oisin Fanning, San Leon Energy
The chairman of the LSE
listed explorer San Leon
Energy, has joined the PSC as its founding
member
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Traditionally, oil and gas operators have not engaged the public all that much. Why now the need for a coali-tion?Over the last three and a half years,
weve succeeded in creating a strong unified voice, and we can raise that voice to decision makers. Sometimes, a company will do something on its own, but the Coalition gets everyone to act together on major policy initia-tives and community outreach. Its kind of herding cats, but in a good, produc-tive way.
What elements of your training helped you in determining a strat-egy and outreach effort?The first: my undergraduate degree
in environmental science. I spent a decade working for an international health and safety firm. There, I got to understand how regulatory frameworks function. The second key, I worked in public policy, with senior level decision makers, as part of a regional economic development organization. The third: an MBA from Carnegie Mellon Uni-versity, which exposed me to the busi-ness drivers. If I can add a fourth leg to the table, it would be my local knowl-edge, spending the time in the com-munities where we needed to be suc-cessful.
The Marcellus basin grew quickly, with well counts doubling year-on-year. What was that like in retrospect?We did have a period, in 2007 and
2008, where the regulatory agency took a step back and said, lets make sure that we have a regulatory framework to support this kind of development. The MSC supported this approach and worked with environmental regulators to modernize the oversight regime. During that period, the leasing activ-ity was significant. After the leasing
period subsided, development took off. Today we have approximately 4,000 unconventional wells producing in Pennsylvania, which is considerable when just a few years ago we had only a few hundred producing wells. The understanding of the quality of the resource also played a significant role. Thats when companies started invest-ing for the long term. We realized even back then in the early days that the MSC was in for long-term challenges.
What were some of those chal-lenges?Rapid growth, a lack of depth in the
vendor base, and issues with a weak supply chain. However, the other chal-lenge that a previously adored fuel (natural gas) was now being perceived as a threat to renewables. At the same time a lot of the state and federal sub-sidies for renewables started to dry up [at the time of the financial crisis]. So there was a conflict, or a perceived conflict, with some groups. Special interest groups wanted to block the development of unconventional gas because they wrongly believed it would threaten the growth of renewables. The MSC, and many economists and poli-cymakers, believe that natural gas and renewables complement one another. The energy pie is big enough in the United States for all fuel sources to suc-ceed.
The MSC has been active promoting industry best practices. Why is that?Early on, when we were challenged
by regulatory authorities, we could have responded in a defensive mode, but we chose to take a proactive industry-led effort to raise the bar. MSC started writ-ing recommended practices in 2010, at first internally, but beginning in 2012, we began to release those practices on our website. We received, and continue
to receive, a very positive response from a number of key stakeholders. Some media outlets begin to cite our recommended practices. Although there are a number of industry stan-dards, such as APIs, we feel our recom-mended practices have an awareness of the regional issues and whats im-portant to people of Pennsylvania. What about lobbying? Weve heard the MSC has been active funding such efforts.From the very first day, we knew we
needed to be active lobbyists, in both the nations capital, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvanias capital, Harrisburg. That was a priority from the beginning. What has changed is our understanding of lobbying. Now, its our mission to be involved in broader based education to a range of constituents. That means grassroots engagement in local com-munities.Why reach out to local communities?
Elected officials are appropriately aware of the opinions of those who elected them. If you only do direct advocacy, you are asking them to be out front of their constituents. If you do only grass-roots work, the tasks are too large to be handled successfully. Thats why there has to be both. There has to be broad-based education, and there has to be direct lobbying. What was one particular mistake that you made, looking back?We focused so much in the commu-
nities where development was occur-ring to the detriment of the places that didnt have the resource. It was an issue of our priorities. There were whole seg-ments of Pennsylvania who had no idea what this had to do with them. But it has a lot to do with them! The develop-ment of the Marcellus shale play means lower energy prices, and prosperity throughout the state.
INTERVIEW
The MSC support regulations that balance the financial cost and maximize the environmental outcome- Kathryn Z. Klaber, former Marcellus Shale Coalition CEO
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Baker Hughes 30Exalo 36Halliburton 41Schlumberger 51
Weatherford 55UOS 54
Baker Hughes 30Drill-tech 35Halliburton 41Exalo 36
Meehan Drilling 46Schlumberger 51Weatherford 55 UOS 54
Baker Hughes 30Exalo 36Halliburton 41MI-SWACO 46
Pruitt 50UOS 54 Schlumberger 51
Baker Hughes 30Bentec 31Drill-tech 35 Exalo 36
JSH Drilling Tool 44National Oilwell Varco 46Pruitt 50
CCS 32Core Laboratories (Saybolt) 34Geolog 40ILF 42
Wellynx 55National Oilwell Varco 46
Arnco 30 Hardbanding Solutions 41
Baker Hughes 30Drill-Lab 35Exalo 36Geolog 40
GEO-data 37Geokrak 40Halliburton 41 Schlumberger 51
UOS 54Weatherford 55
Baker Hughes 30Halliburton 41 Schlumberger 51Weatherford 55
UOS 54
JSH Drilling 44National Oilwell Varco 46 Sumitomo Europe 51Tenaris 52
US Steel 54 Workstrings 55
Discovery Drilling 34Exalo 36KCA Deutag 44MND Drilling 46
National Oilwell Varco 47UOS 55
EkoTech Energy 36MI-SWACO 46
Apex Contracting 50
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Baker Hughes 30Exalo 36Halliburton 41Schlumberger 51Weatherford 55UOS 54
Brenntag 31Champion Technologies 32DOW 34Dow Corning 41Dow Microbial 41MultiChem 51
Baker Corp 30Balance Point Control 30Bentec 31C.A.T. 31Caterpillar 32Discovery Drilling 34Drill-Lab 35Drilltech 35
GE Oil & Gas 37ITS (Parker) 44JSH Drilling 44Lemitor 44National Oilwell Varco 46Packers Plus 47Superior Energy Services 52Tech Pomp 52
Tenaris 52UOS 54Weir 55Workstrings 55
Baker Hughes 30Drill-tech 35Halliburton 41Exalo 36 Meehan Drilling 46Schlumberger 51Weatherford 55 UOS 54
Baker Hughes 30Halliburton 41Exalo 36 Schlumberger 51Tenaris 52Weatherford 55 UOS 54
Baltic Ceramics 30Weir 55
AECom 29Apex Contracting 29Baker Corp 30CDM Smith 32GE Oil & Gas 37PP-EKO 50Veolia 54
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Argo 29Baker Hughes 30GEO-Data 37Geokrak 40
Geomage 40Kidova 44Pangea 48Serafim 51
Argo 29Baker Hughes 30GEO-Data 37Geokrak 40
Geomage 40Kidova 44Pangea 48Serafim 51
Argo 29ION 42GEO-Data 37Geokrak 40
Geofizyka Krakw 40Geofizyka Torun 40Geolog 40Geomage 40
Geotrace 40Kidova 44Pangea 48PFC Energy 50
PWC 50Trinity Corporate Services 29
DBM Services 34
Bireta 31
HAYS 42IP Group 42
Apex Contracting 50CDM Smith 31NTS Construction 47
AECom 29CDM Smith 32Golder & Associates 41GSE Environmental 41
Inwatec 42Lemitor 44PP-EKO 50URS 54
Veolia Water 54
Apex Contracting 29CDM Smith 32IP Group 42
Apex Contracting 29CDM Smith 32IP Group 42
Cleantech Poland 34
Acoustic Geophysical 29Apex Contracting 29 ION 42Geofizyka Krakw 40
Geofizyka Torun 40IP Group 42ION 42 UOS 54
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Its official. The slowdown in Poland has caused kit to move to other markets. Weatherford sent equipment to Lithu-
ania, moved their Poland country man-ager to Romania. Halliburton and Sch-lumberger have reassigned their country managers. Baker Hughes country man-ager is now based out of Germany. Poland is no longer the focus.These shifts reflect the fact that theres
little drilling activity. Equity backed UOS won its first pumping contract, although the job was basically awarded at cost.Elsewhere in Europe, drilling is slow
to pick up. The UK shows the most prom-ise; Cuadrilla is most active. (see chart)Germany could take off. Exxon has
some 50 wells planned and could com-mence after national elections. Romania and Ukraine will move slowly along.
Parker Snyder (+48) 517 469 [email protected]
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GeoLog 40Geomage 40Geotrace Data Int Services 40GL Noble Denton 41Global Geophysical 41Golder Associates 41GSE Environmental 41Halliburton 41Hardbanding Solutions 41IHS 42ILF Consulting Engineers 42IP Group 42INiG (PGNiG) 42Inwatec 42ION 42ITS (Int Tubular Serv) 44JSH Drilling, Ltd. 44KCA DEUTAG 44Kidova 44Lemitor 44Maxi Cargo 44Meehan Drilling 46MI-SWACO 46MND Drilling 46Multi-chem 46NADRA Group 46National Oilwell Varco 46Navigant 47Neste Jacobs 47NTS Construction 47NuTech Energy 47Pace Global Energy 47Packers Plus 47Pangea 48PanTerra Geo 48PBG Geophysical 48Perekop Bromine 48Perforator 48Petrofac 48PFC Energy 50PP- Eko 50Pruitt 50ProChem 50PwC 50Rodelta Pumps 50Schlumberger 51SERAFIM 51SGS 51SIMCO International 51Spirit Technologies 51Sumitomo Europe 51
Superior Energy Services 52Tata Steel Group 52Tebodin 52TECH-POMP 52Tenaris 52TPS - Technitube Rhrenwerke 52Trinity Corporate Services 54United Oilfield Services 54URS 54US Steel 54Vallourec 54Veolia Water Systems 54Weatherford 55Weir Oil & Gas Division 55Wellynx 55Workstrings 55
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Construction, drilling Global KCA DEUTAG Drilling GmbH Germany
(+44) 122 429 9600
Abbot Group
Seismic services Ul. Chodna 11 lok. 425 00 - 891 Warsaw Poland
Acoustic Geophysical
(Viking)
Ambassador Building Domaniewska 34aWarsaw 02-672Poland
(+48) 228 220 051 [email protected]
GlobalGeneral services
AECom
Apex Contracting
Seismic, compensation, permitting
Rondo ONZ, 00-124, Warsaw, Poland
Eric (+48) 503 861 695 (US) Norbert (+48) 601 999 345 (PL) apexcontracting.pl
Poland, Iraq
Apex Contracting provides a range of energy services, including seismic, construction and logistics for water, waste and related oilfield services. In Poland, Apex provided permitting and compensation for ION Geophysical on Poland SPAN. Apex was responsible for well pads, sound walls and roadway construction, working for clients such as Marathon Oil, Chevron and Halliburton. In Iraq, Apex is providing construction services in Kurdistan for HESS.
Archer Well - Allis Chalmers
UK, Denmark, Norway - Global
Integrated oilfield services Damsgrdsveien 135 5160 BergenNorway
(+47) 55 51 15 00www.archerwell.com
Abbot Group is an oil and gas services company based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Abbot Group employs more than 8,000 people in over 20 countries and has two operating divisions, KCA DEUTAG and Bentec, which provide drilling and related well and facilities engineering services to the energy industry. Abbot Group has a presence in the North Sea and operates in locations such as Russia, the Middle East, Caspian Region, North and West Africa, and Asia.
Acoustic Geophysical Services provides acquisition services for land seismic projects. Viking Services B.V. (Viking) an-nounced the completion of its acquisition of Acoustic Ventures, LLC (Acoustic Geophysical Services) in late 2012. In a company statement, AGS said they will continue to provide seismic acquisition services in eastern and central Europe.
AECOM is a global provider of technical and management services in transportation, facilities, environmental, energy and water. AECOM has 45,000 employees in 140 countries and 2013 revenue of $8.2 billion. If youd like, you can follow AECOM on Twitter at @AECOM. Good to know: the Poland office was awarded a Chevron contract in 2013.
Archer is a global oilfield service company that specializes in production drilling, unconventionals, well intervention and well integrity. Archer employs 8,300 people. The name Allis-Chalmers is the name of the former company, the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. In February 2011, Allis-Chalmers Energy merged with Seawell to form specialist drilling and well service company Archer.
Argo Geological Consultants offer geo-scientific services to the oil and gas industry. Formed in 1987, Argo consultants perform the following services: seismic interpretation, geological and geophysical mapping, stratigraphic prediction, reservoir modeling, and E&P team support. Argo Consultants can be seconded to the client office.
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Seismic services Bachlaan 463706 BD ZeistThe Netherlands
(+31) 306 959 150 [email protected]
Argo Geological Consultants
Netherlands
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All integrated well services Global Ul. Rondo ONZ 1 00-124 WarszawaPoland
(+44) 203 320 4900 [email protected]
Baker Hughes
Logistics (maritime) France Bat D3, 135 Av Pierre Semard, 84000 AVIGNON, France
(+33) 490 480 127 [email protected]
AVISHIP
Balanced pressure and wireline services
UK, Germany, Netherlands
Karel Doormanstraat 4 7825 VT Emmen The Netherlands
(+31) 591 667 687 [email protected]
Balance Point Control BV
Hardbanding Global
Aberdeen, UK (+44) 774 028 0302
Arnco
Liquids and sludge storage
North America, Europe
North Lincolnshire, DN20 8UN, UK
(+44) 330 333 2611 [email protected]
Baker Corp
Arnco Technology Trust, Ltd. - Arnco - does hardbanding in a history that dates to 1946 when its founder Roman F. Arnoldy developed and patented a hardfacing alloy. Arnco Technology has products to improve drill string performance and casing wear protection. Consider the product for extreme conditions in deeper, more critical, directional and horizontal extended reach wells.
AVISHIP is dedicated to maritime transportation of project cargo, breakbulk and heavylifts. AVISHIP has a 10 year history providing lifting and maritime transport, consulting expertise and services in maritime engineering and brokerage. The company works in the energy, oil and gas industries, in projects related to civil engineering, offshore drilling and marine infrastructure.
Baker Corp provides containment, pumping and filtration equipment and services. Baker Corp provides temporary steel storage tanks to the oilfield industry. The company has 100 locations in the U.S.A. and operators internationally in Europe, Canada and Mexico. Markets include chemical, manufacturing, refining, oil and gas, construction, municipal, industrial ser-vices, environmental remediation and wastewater.
Baker Hughes is an oilfield services company. Baker Hughes operates in 90 countries, providing drilling, formation evalua-tion, completion, production and reservoir consulting services. Baker Hughes has its headquarters in the America Tower in the American General Center in Houston. Baker Hughes Incorporated was formed when Baker International and Hughes Tool Company merged in 1987.
Balance Point Control (BPC) provides hydraulic work over, snubbing, well control, engineering, wireline and rental services. Equipment includes Space Saver 385K, 340K Unit, 600K Unit, HWT 600K, Pulling Units, Casing Jack and Wireline Unit. Projects include water production shut off, straddle recovery, safeguarding a blown out well and securing a chemically contaminated well.
Baltic Ceramics retails proppants and other products used in the extraction of hydrocarbons from unconventional oil and gas formations. Baltic Ceramics is the first proppant distributor on the Polish market, and aims to build a large production facility through both private and public funding sources.
Baltic Ceramics
Proppant Poland ul. Reymonta 768 - 300 Lubsko Poland
(+48) 22 654 66 14 [email protected]
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Rig and drill manufacturer(Europe, Middle East)
Translation
Logistics
Chemical distribution
Oilfield equipment, tubing, proppant
Europe Celle, Vorbruch 629227, Germany
(+49) 5141 9895 0 [email protected]
ul.Osmanska 5 02-823 Warsaw Poland
(+48) 22 544 1721 bdpinternational.com
Ul. Kwasowa 5 95-100 Zgierz Poland
Europe, Middle East
Global
Poland
Global
Deilmannstrae 1 48455 Bad BentheimGermany
ul. Bronikowskiego 3/102-981 WarsawPoland
(+49) 592 272 80 [email protected]
(+48) 22 648 55 77 [email protected]
(+48) 61 89 36 510 www. brenntag.pl
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BDP International
Brenntag
C.A.T.
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C.H. Robinson
Logistics, supply chain management
Global
Al. Jana Pawa II 29 Warsaw, Poland
(+48) 22 653 65 30 [email protected]
C.H. Robinson is a third party logistics (3PL) providers offering multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions. In Poland, C.H. Robinson works with operators and service companies to manage air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, intra-continental distribution, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
C.A.T. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of oilfield equipment. A 20 year history, C.A.T.s product lines include equipment for well stimulation, well workover and service, including drilling, coiled tubing, nitrogen pumping, cementing, acidizing and sand control equipment. Headquartered in Celle, Germany C.A.T. is vertically integrated: C.A.T. Construction GmbH, TACROM Service S.R.L., and TACROM Drilling S.R.L. among its sister companies.
Brenntag is a chemical distributor headquartered in Germany. Brenntag operates a global network in 70 countries employing 13,000 and generating sales of 9.7 billion in 2012. Brenntag links chemical manufacturers to users with 10,000 products and could be market leader in Europe.
Bireta provides technical translation services up to several thousand pages per month. A project management team guides translators and proofreaders in the construction, process control, electrical, mechanical, natural gas and information technology sectors. Projects include FGD Plants, wind farms, power units, CFB boilers, Combined Cycle Power Plants, CCS plants, NOx denitrification plants, and the LNG Regasification Terminal.
Bentec is a manufacturer of drilling rigs and oilfield equipment worldwide with 125 years of history. A vertically integrated provider, drilling solutions include engineering, design and manufacturing customized drilling rigs, drilling components and electrical control systems. They can provide 24/7 field support and repair or overhaul rigs globally.
BDP provides logistics services: air, ocean and ground - through the use of subsidiaries throughout Europe. In Poland they work with POL-MARE, ul. 17 Stycznia 32 lok. 2/8 02-148 Warsaw and C.E. TRANSPORT POLAND SP. z o.o., ul. Osmanska 5, 02-823 in Warsaw. The company is privately owned and located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the U.S.A.
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Machine construction 100 NE Adams StreetPeoria, Illinois 61629, USA
Global (+1) 309 675 1000 www.cat.com
Caterpillar
Consulting, engineering, construction, permitting and operations
Global Ul. Stawki 40 01- 040 Warsaw Poland
(+48) 225 519 300 [email protected]
CDM Smith
Technology, procurement and construction
Global Oostduinlaan 75 2596 JJ The Hague
(+31) 703 732 010 www.cbi.com
CB&I
Caterpillar provides equipment and services to the oil and gas industry including gas compression, land and offshore drilling, well servicing, work over rigs, mechanical drives for cranes, fire pumps, fracturing, pressure pumps, generator sets, power modules. Claims to be one of the market leaders in gas compression, drilling, and well servicing products.
CB&I is a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. CB&I specializes in projects for oil and gas companies. According to one of the founders heirs, Chicago Bridge & Iron isnt in Chicago, doesnt build bridges and doesnt use iron. CB&I employs approximately 50,000 persons.
CDM Smith provides services in water, environment, transportation, energy and facilities. An engineering and construction firm, CDM Smith is employee-owned with its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the U.S.A. In Poland, the company provides environmental, construction and project management services to the oilfield and power sectors.
Equity fundraising, commercial due dilligence
Poland Ul. Krucza 51/31 00-022, WarsawPoland
+48 517 469 881 [email protected]
Cleantech Poland
Cleantech Poland (CTP) is due-diligence consultancy and media platform for sustainable business. CTP advises upstream oil and gas clients and produces the Shale Gas Investment Guide, a magazine about the development of Polands shale basins. CTP raises investment equity for upstream clients and advises international companies on market entry strategies.
CCS provides the design, implementation and commissioning of control systems for industrial turbines, compressors and process applications. CCS turbo machinery systems control gas turbines, steam turbines, expanders, compressors, pumps and generators for use in speed control, load control, surge prevention control, among other processes.
Control systems & engineers
11275 Aurora AveDes Moines, IAUSA
(+1) 515 278 9655 [email protected]
Continuous Control Solutions (CCS)
Global
Chemicals 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2700Houston, TX USA
Champion Technologies
Global (+1) 713 627 3303 www.champ-tech.com
Champion Technologies is a specialty chemical company with 3,200 employees in 100 locations in more than 50 countries delivering to upstream and midstream oil and gas markets. Champion Technologies, from its roots in West Texas, provides services in offshore/deepwater, Arctic, heavy oil, oil sands, EOR, refinery, shale gas and oil, and industrial facilities.
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