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Tag Archives: irish gas
Ireland totally unsuited to fracking – Greg Palast
By William Hederman Ireland is totally unsuited to the process of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ to extract natural gas, according to the best-selling author of a book on the global oil and gas industry. Greg Palast, a renowned investigative journalist, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fracking
Tagged Environment, EPA, Fracking, Greg Palast, irish gas, Palast, Tamboran
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Ireland’s share of revenue from its gas fields could be as low as 7%, report shows
The tax write-offs under Ireland’s licensing terms for oil and gas are so generous, oil companies could end up paying the exchequer as little as 7% of the revenue from Irish gas fields. This shocking figure is extrapolated from information … Continue reading
The mythical pipeline from Russia
Cork is not a county I know well, but I can say with confidence that it isn’t a politically ‘unstable region’. I don’t go to Scotland much either, but again, I know it’s not one of the notoriously volatile parts … Continue reading
Posted in Corrib Gas project, Gas prices, Media coverage, Security of supply
Tagged Colm Rapple, ESRI, irish gas, Noel Dempsey, North Sea gas, security of supply
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