[Vendome]

And? Then?

LOL

They are a monopoly originating in another country that is not really subject to laws of the EU, particularly since there is no viable way for the EU to deliver the same product to their own peeps.

[ScaniaBoy]

The EU aristocracy* will be praying for global warming this winter. ;-)

*The politico/bureaucratic/media complex in Brussels and associated capitals are getting more and more like the court of Louis XVI. And they seem to be singing to the same tune as the mistress of his predecessor: Après nous, le déluge

[4rcane]

This won’t EU from smacking a large fine on foreign companies because of their monopoly position. Anyone remember the billion dollar fine on Microsoft because they included Internet explorer on their OS

[sergeantdave]

First, we have this:

under European competition laws the UK may be forced to share the gas with other countries.

The Department for Energy and Climate Change has predicted gas prices in the UK could fall by as much as a quarter if the UK begins to exploit its natural reserves.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10343489/Chris-Huhne-UK-may-have-to-export-fracking-gas-to-rest-of-Europe.html

Apparently, Britain has enough natural gas locked in shale to provide energy for 400 years.