Shale gas and politics: Are Western energy giants’ interests behind Ukraine violence?

Economic 'Political' interests, such as untapped shale gas resources, already sliced and diced by Western energy giants, are behind the Kiev government’s ‘anti-terrorist’ operation against the pro-federalist regions. Eastern Ukraine is not only of people who don’t want to be under the Kiev coup-installed government’s control, but there are also natural energy resources in the region, such as coal and more specifically, shale natural gas, untapped deposits of which lie underground in the Dnieper-Donets basin.  

The cities Kiev is now striving to force into submission by making them war zones are situated in the area of shale gas deposits, US energy giant Chevron signed a similar deal for $10 billion last year, but it is focusing on developing shale gas reserves in the West of Ukraine. 

And it’s not just energy giants that have a stake in Ukraine’s reserves.

The recent appointment of the US Vice President’s son, Hunter Biden, to the board of directors of Ukraine’s largest private gas producer, Burisma Holdings, has put the Ukrainian shale gas development deal into a new perspective. Biden jr. is not the only American with political ties to  the company's board. Devon Archer, a former senior advisor to current Secretary of State John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign and a college roommate of Kerry's stepson, signed up with Burisma in April. 

 

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The real intention: IGas finds shale at Barton Moss fracking site!

Despite iGas's original planning application to drill 2 exploratory boreholes for CBM (coal bed methane) at Barton Moss, there was no intention to test for shale gas. Yet now they say they've struck shale formations after completing exploration on the site. Drilling has now been suspended as samples taken from the drilling will now be analysed over the coming six months before the exploration firm will decide how to proceed. iGas and the council have lied to everytbody about their real intentions, Just as we knew they would.

  

They also said it was in the process of acquiring around 100 square kilometres of 3D seismic data in the north west of the country to determine where else to drill for shale gas. And went on to say ''We are pleased that the drilling has completed on time and on budget, We have worked extensively over the last few months with the various authorities to ensure the safety of everyone on and around site including protestors and neighbours''!