The regional government of Wallonia is preparing to offer a new licence for the former Monceau-Fontaine coalmine. The planned tender will offer rights to produce coal mine gas at the site but may extend to coal bed methane (CBM) development. Preparations have been stalled by Covid-19 but press reports from July 2020 suggest it should be completed shortly, and the tender will then be formally launched via publication in the EU Journal. The site is located 7km E of Anderlues block, where Francais de l'Energie subsidiary Gazonor has been producing coal mine gas since late 2018, with estimated reserves of 7-9 Bcfg. Anderlues is the only extant licence in Belgium.<P />
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