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Category Archives: State ‘take’
Rabbitte asks oil industry whether licensing terms are too generous to oil industry
Minister dictates what consultants’ findings should be: that things are fine the way they are Last week Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte named the company chosen to carry out a “fitness-for-purpose” review of Ireland’s infamous licensing terms … Continue reading
Corrib will pay little or no tax: who is to blame?
If an oil company takes longer than expected to complete an oil or gas extraction project and, as a result of those delays, ends up paying no revenue to the state from whose territory for oil or gas extracted, most … Continue reading
‘Dalkey and oil’ – opinion piece on Broadsheet.ie
By William Hederman [Article published on Broadsheet.ie on 4th October 2012] “We’re going to be rich” That was one response on Twitter last night to the news that Providence Resources has been granted a licence to drill for oil less … Continue reading
Last night’s Frontline and the tax take from Corrib
By William Hederman. On RTÉ’s Frontline last night, I raised the question of the very low projected tax take from the Corrib Gas project. This issue is sometimes misunderstood. An example comes in this comment sent to me today by one of the … Continue reading
Frontline programme covering natural resources issue this evening
If you are watching Frontline on RTE television this evening (Monday 6th January, 2011) and are visiting IrishOilandGas.com for the first time: welcome. Your best place to start is the top two articles in the Articles section. Some of this information … Continue reading
Posted in Media coverage, Security of supply, State 'take'
Tagged Corrib gas project, Fracking, Frontline, RTE
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Submission to Oireachtas Committee reviewing oil and gas exploration licensing
Last month (December 2011) I was invited to make a written submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture, which is reviewing Ireland’s licensing terms for oil and gas exploration. My submission is below.
Posted in Gas prices, Media coverage, Security of supply, State 'take'
Tagged Brian O'Cathain, Corrib gas project, DCENR, Irish natural resources, Irish oil and gas giveaway, Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Pat Rabbitte, Petroleum Affairs Division, Royalties on gas, security of supply, William Hederman
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