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"Madam President, the successful commercialisation of non-conventional gas has turned the United States into an exporter of this fuel, with a potential which exceeds that of Russia. The situation on the markets has also changed. Long-term, fixed contracts and price mechanisms based on oil prices have been replaced by much more flexible agreements, and the spot market is starting to play an increasingly important role. Both individual consumers and industry are benefiting from this, since we are all paying lower bills. Europe cannot afford to waste this potential and an opportunity of this kind, particularly since the EU’s emphasis on moving away from coal means that gas is increasing in importance in the European economies. This opportunity to diversify gas sources and increase the share of own resources, and thus reduce our dependency on imports, has now emerged in countries including Poland, France and Germany. Work on obtaining gas from non-conventional deposits is at an advanced stage in all of these countries. Let us remember that this sector does not expect us to provide it with money or special preferential operating conditions. It is a sector which is already investing hundreds of millions of euro in Europe, and it needs only one thing: for barriers not to be put in its way, and for it to be treated equally. The European Conservatives and Reformists in this House also expect this of the European Commission. Let us hope that we – Europe – do not waste this opportunity."@en1
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