Displaying 1 - 10 of 24 articles
The process of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) used to release shale gas resources will remain on hold in Ireland until additional “detailed scientific analysis and advice” is available. The comments were made by Pat Rabbitte, the country’s Minister of Energy, in response...
Irish-based Providence Resources has identified two "exciting" gas prospects in the Slyne Basin off the west coast of Ireland, similar in age, it says, to the Corrib gas field. A technical examination of the Slyne Basin, which is located about 70 kilometres off the west of Ireland, has revealed two...
Irish explorer Lansdowne Oil & Gas has encountered encouraging results on the Rosscarbery licence in the North Celtic Sea, with 3D seismic results showing the gas discovery may be more than four times greater than previously expected. Following a course of 3D seismic activity, during which Lansdowne...
Shell E&P Ireland will invest a further €800 million into the Corrib gas field project, located off the northwest coast of Ireland, the Managing Director of Shell Ireland has said. The investment into the contentious project will sustain 700 direct jobs and 750 indirect jobs, Michael Crothers...
Tamboran recently confirmed a massive natural gas find in north County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, and in Co. Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, which could ensure security of gas supply to the whole of country for the next 40 years in the Republic and for 50 years in Northern Ireland.
Australian-based Tamboran Resources has confirmed a massive natural gas find in north County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, and in Co. Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, with the potential for ultimate production of up to 4.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas. The gas potential is split between Northern...
Four leaf clovers, anyone? Turns out Ireland is pretty lucky when it comes to shale gas. The “Emerald Isle” possesses several shale basins containing 10 to 20 or more Trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place, in Leitrim, Cavan, Sligo, Donegal, Monaghan, Roscommon and Fermanagh.
Providence Resources has announced that it has been offered a seaward exploration licence for Block 103/1, containing the Dragon gas discovery, in the St. George's Channel Basin, offshore from the coast of Wales. The licence is offered bu the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and was granted...
London- and Dublin-listed Providence Resources has announced that it has been offered a frontier exploration licence over six blocks in the Rathlin Basin as part of the 26th oil and gas licencing round of the UK government. The licence, granted for an initial six-year period, is granted to...
The chasm between supporters and opponents of hydraulic fracturing widened in Northern Ireland last week as the Northern Assembly voted in support of a moratorium on onshore and offshore fracking. The vote passed with 49 votes to 30, with a further 13 ministers, all members of the Ulster Unionist Party...