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# drilling - Wednesday 15 May, 2013

From Business ETC Apples And Oranges

Rabbitte: No point comparing Ireland’s oil prospects to Norway’s

15/05/13 14,353 Views 173 Comments

The Minister for Communication and Natural Resources has said a Norwegian-style 80 per cent tax on oil finds would not work, saying: “We’re comparing apples with oranges.”

# drilling - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

From Business ETC Drilling

Providence surrenders licence for site off coast of Dublin

12/02/13 14,642 Views 56 Comments

The company said the government in 1999 failed to transpose EU legislation into law which left it open to legal challenges.

# drilling - Saturday 24 November, 2012

Taking a dip in Dublin… this morning

24/11/12 19,007 Views 19 Comments

There ain’t no protest like a freezing protest.

# drilling - Friday 10 August, 2012

From Business ETC Drill Baby Drill

New licence could extend Cork’s potential oil field

10/08/12 4,080 Views 32 Comments

Providence Resources says its been offered a licensing option for another 500 sq km beside the Barryroe oil field.

# drilling - Wednesday 8 August, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

08/08/12 5,537 Views 7 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Drilling

Another oil or gas discovery off the west Cork coast?

08/08/12 10,717 Views 61 Comments

Exploration company Providence has said that there is significant potential in one of its licence areas in the Porcupine Basin.

# drilling - Wednesday 25 July, 2012

From Business ETC Drill Baby Drill

Cork oil estimates trebled to over 1.6 billion

25/07/12 10,160 Views 118 Comments

Providence Resources has said that between 1 and 1.61 billion barrels of oil are in place at the Barryroe field.

# drilling - Monday 2 July, 2012

From The Daily Edge Drilling

Should you drill for gas… under a cemetery?

02/07/12 3,031 Views 9 Comments

It’s not just loved ones buried in Lowelville Cemetery in Ohio – there is natural gas too, and now trustees are being asked to allow drilling there. But should they?

# drilling - Tuesday 5 July, 2011

Opinion

Column: Never heard of ‘fracking’? You will soon

05/07/11 2,759 Views 33 Comments

Several firms hope to use a controversial new drilling method to tap vast gas deposits under Ireland. This could mean environmental devastation, writes filmmaker Johnny Gogan.

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