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Mining authorizations in Germany (= yellow, last revision: 31. December 2011) for exploration for unconventional hydrocarbon deposits (ochre = regions with the basic geological conditions for formation of shale gas)
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... of the hydrocarbon provinces known in Germa- ny already contain approved or applied-for explora- tion fields for exploration of, and exploitation from, conventional and unconventional oil and gas depo- sits. Figure 2 shows the areas that contain (planned) activities for exploration for unconventional gas de- posits in Germany (BGR 2012). To our information, no permits have yet been issued for exploitation of natu- ral gas from unconventional shale gas and coal bed methane deposits. ...
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