Reuters: Results 'humble' so far for Polish shale gas, minister says

Poland's efforts to develop shale gas resources to reduce its dependence on Russian supplies have so far produced only "humble" results, deputy environment minister Piotr Wozniak said on Wednesday.

An uncertain legal landscape and a lengthy testing process from exploration wells partly explain why Poland has not yet cashed in on the potential that has attracted oil majors and international exploration companies to the country.

There had been only "very humble results so far with only 33 wells completed," Deputy Environment Minister Piotr Wozniak told a shale gas conference.

Wozniak said the government expects to pick up the pace by drilling a further 270 wells over the next seven to eight years.  MORE