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Unique local combined geothermal and biomass project in Neukirchen an der Vöckla comes onstream

03.05.2012 | Pressrelease

A project that took five months to complete today began feeding a district heating network with environmentally-friendly geothermal energy from RAG’s Mühlleiten ML-002 well. Geothermal energy from a depth of 2,850 metres is now providing district heating for about 100 households in Neukirchen an der Vöckla, operating in tandem with a biomass plant operated by Bioenergie Neukirchen. The geothermal plant has a peak capacity of 3,500 MWh/year of heat, which would reduce CO2 emissions by 450 tonnes (t).

Porto Energy Corp. Enters Into Definitive JV Agreement to Exploit Tight-Oil Shale Play

01.03.2012 | Pressrelease

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RAG and NIS signed a joint oil and gas research agreement

19.12.2011 | Pressrelease

NIS and Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft via its Hungarian subsidiary RAG Hungary Kft, Budapest (RAG) have today entered into agreements to jointly explore and develop conventional hydrocarbon resources in the Kiskunhalas exploration license west of the city of Szeged in southern Hungary. The license held by RAG Hungary comprises and area of 2255 km2.

Notice on SAPONIS INVESTMENTS SP. z o.o.: LEBORK S-1 Hydraulic Stimulation Results

08.11.2011 | Pressrelease

Hydraulic stimulations were performed on both the Cambrian and Ordovician intervals in the Lebork S-1 well. The stimulations and subsequent flowback resulted in gas being flared from each interval, although only a small percentage of the designed proppant quantity and concentration was placed.

BNK Petroleum Inc. Baltic Basin Update

06.09.2011 | Pressrelease

Camarillo, CALIFORNIA – BNK Petroleum Inc. (the “Company”) On behalf of Saponis Investments Sp z o.o, announced today that it has received additional data from the Lebork S-1 and Wytowno S-1 wells drilled on the adjacent Slawno and Slupsk concessions.


RAG to supply Neukirchen an der Vöckla with ecofriendly geothermal energy

17.06.2011 | Pressrelease

Following an intensive technical planning phase, RAG today signed a heating supply contract with Bioenergie Neukirchen. The agreement is aimed at efficient use of ecofriendly geothermal energy by Bioenergie Neukirchen’s biomass-fired heating plant, which provides district heating for the town of Neukirchen an der Vöckla.