Overview
- The exploratory bore near the Ammersee hit roughly 3,400 meters, completing the drilling phase after five and a half weeks, longer than the four weeks initially planned.
- Energieprojekt Lech Kinsau 1 GmbH said operations proceeded without complications and without harm to the environment.
- The roughly 40-meter drilling rig will be briefly revised and removed by early October, ahead of any conclusions from the data.
- The company says only weeks to months of evaluation will determine commercial viability, with its estimate of 400–500 million cubic meters still unconfirmed.
- Environmental groups and residents have mounted repeated protests and site occupations, citing risks to local drinking water as well as potential impacts on property values and tourism.