Hurriyet Daily: Poland seeks shale gas ties with Turkey

Poland will begin producing shale gas within three years and will look to Turkey for a partnership in this field, Polish Undersecretary of State Beata Stelmach said. 

“If Poland begins production this will create the potential for a partnership and we are ready to begin a dialogue,” she said during a press meeting with Turkish journalists, adding that both Poland and Turkey have strong economies and that it is therefore necessary to forge a partnership. 

“We already work together in the small- and medium-enterprise [SME] sector. There is also potential in other sectors and one of these is the energy sector.”

According to Stelmach, Poland will be ready to begin shale gas production in three years, which is important to help reduce the country’s gas imports. The country currently imports two-thirds of its gas needs.  MORE