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Shale gas production may start from 2014 in Poland - PM Tusk

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Shale gas production may start from 2014 in Poland - PM Tusk

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk

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Poland may begin commercial shale gas production as early as 2014, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on September 18 2011 in Lubocino, northern Poland, where shale gas exploration is underway.

"With moderated optimism we think that in 2014 there will be commercial extraction, so really just around the corner," Tusk said.

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