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Although the company Chevron was recognized the winner of the shale gas exploration , the company refuzed to paticipated in the shale gas exploration in Lithuania. The reasons for refuzal were not alone. In the half of the yaer was changed about 25 lows in governing this activity. The company has to invest about 80 milion lt in the procejct. The law changing will incrise investments and exploration will take longe time. Some Lithuanian MPs sudgested 40% tax for the shale gas and for the oil and gas 25%. Chevron said that charges will be dicriminatory. It is clearly big los for the Lithuania. It remains unclear how much that tip of gas we have. Even posibility to extract small amount of shale gas would make better bargaining position for Lithuania for talking with Gazprom. But this was lost. Theris no doubt that Russia tried to impect this proses. The press was flued with misleading information. Green organizations was used to focus public against Chevron. In this sence necesarelly t...

Ombo is an island in Boknafjord, which is located in Rogaland County, Norway. The island is quite large and high, the highest mountain is Bandåsen up to 515 meters. From Bandåsen you can touch the sky, and you can see even Stavanger. There is a pier in Eidssund where the speed boats arrives from Stavanger, and quite often ferries to the pier also. There are about 30 islands in Bohnafjord. Some of them are well habitant. Tourist like this island, both Norwegian and Germans. Norwegians often have summer houses where they spend summer vacations. Several local residents have houses for rent. It is cottages by the sea and the mountains. One of them Kjell Nes. Its services are evaluated by Germans tourists. They are apparently satisfied with price and services. They can rent boats for fishing in the fjord and get assistence, more information in : The Jørstadvåg Ferietun Eli und Kjell Nes in Ombo. The island is large, but not much populated, there lives about 250 habitants. According to...