Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Geological Politics

America will work with Poland to exploit a new energy resource:

Global fuel giants are exploring Poland's shale gas deposits, which a recent US study pegged as having a potential 5.3 trillion cubic metres of natural gas which could last Poland some 300 years.

Given Poland's security worries and Russia's proximity, having energy supplies that could be exported to Ukraine and Germany to lessen Russia's leverage over those two countries would do wonders to improve Polish national as well as energy security.