Is the package of shale gas laws a response to the expectations of the polish shale gas sector?

In May 2014, the Kosciuszko Institute released a “brief programowy” publication about the so-called “Package of shale gas laws” and their impact on the process of exploration and production of shale gas in Poland. The authors of the paper are Adam Wawrzynowicz (managing partner, W&W law firm) and Izabela Albrycht (a political scientist and President of the Kosciuszko Institute, and editor-in-chief of the International Shale Gas & Oil Journal).
“Is the package of Shale Gas laws a response to the expectations of the Polish shale gas sector?” covers the ongoing legislative process since 2012. This includes the draft amendment of the Geological and Mining Law, the creation of a new law on the Special Hydrocarbons Tax, the amendments of the Law on Mineral Extraction Tax and certain other laws (“the shale gas package”). The authors present the most important legislative solutions and summarize the results of the public consultation and the opinions of representatives from the hydrocarbons prospecting, exploration and production sectors within registered lobbying reports. In a brief summary of the current state of play, an analysis is made of how their adoption in their present shape will affect the economy and if the proposed solutions will be an incentive for investors.
Published as part of the Kościuszki Institutes ongoing project “What are the opportunities for unconventional gas for Poland and Europe?”
“Is the package of shale gas laws a response to the expectations of the Polish shale gas sector ?” is available on our internet site in a ,pdf version. You are encouraged to read it!