The
gas
monopoly’s
partners
in
the
venture
are
copper
miner
KGHM
and
Poland's
three
largest
utilities
-
PGE,
Tauron
and
Enea.
Representatives
of
the
quintet
in
Warsaw
put
pen
to
paper
on
the
consortium
on
Tuesday,
the
explorer
announced.
The
deal,
which
had
been
rumoured
in
recent
months,
is
thought
to
be
partly
as
a
result
of
government
pressure
on
companies
to
intensify
shale
gas
development
efforts.
The
size
of
the
costs
and
risks
involved
have
forced
the
Treasury,
which
oversees
state
assets,
to
seek
extra
capital
outside
exploration
players
PGNiG,
PKN
Orlen
and
Lotos.
"We
will
not
achieve
success
in…
