UK government backs dash for gas with new licence awards
The Oil & Gas Authority awarded 93 onshore hydro-carbon licences across 159 blocks
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IGas Energy is a leading British oil and gas explorer and developer, producing c.1m barrels of oil and gas equivalent every year from over 100 sites across the country, with significant potential yet to be delivered from our assets.IGas has played a key role in Britain’s onshore energy production; safely exploring, developing and producing onshore oil and gas at our sites for over three decades. Our management and technical teams have many years of experience in onshore energy production and most live and work in the communities in which we operate.IGas is extremely well positioned for the future as we move closer to unlocking Britain’s untapped unconventional oil and gas resources
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The Oil & Gas Authority awarded 93 onshore hydro-carbon licences across 159 blocks
IGas has been awarded 17 new licences as part of the UK’s 14th onshore licensing round.
Among the recipients are London quoted IGas, Ithaca Energy, Europa, Egdon Resources, UKOG, and Solo Oil.
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“It is a very exciting time for the industry as we move into Q1 2016,” Bowler said.
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