Tag Archives: security of supply

‘Dalkey and oil’ – opinion piece on Broadsheet.ie

Posted on October 4, 2012 by William Hederman

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 →

Our oil and gas might as well be off the coast of Brazil for all the good it will do us

Posted on September 10, 2012 by William Hederman

Comment piece by William Hederman published in today’s Irish Daily Mail (10 September 2012) The dogs in the street now understand that Ireland’s share of revenue from our oil and gas fields is set to be pitifully small, thanks to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland's management of its oil and gas, Security of supply, State 'take' | Tagged Barryroe, Barryroe oil field, Irish natural resources, Irish oil and gas giveaway, Pat Rabbitte, security of supply, Shell to sea | 1 Comment

Submission to Oireachtas Committee reviewing oil and gas exploration licensing

Posted on January 26, 2012 by William Hederman

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 | 7 Comments

Oil companies plan to export directly from Irish oil fields

Posted on July 3, 2011 by William Hederman

Oil might never come ashore here: no security of supply, no jobs, no investment Currently the stock defence offered for Ireland’s excessively generous licensing terms for oil and gas is that they encourage exploration, which in turn will create jobs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Gas prices, Security of supply, State 'take' | Tagged Climate change, Corrib gas project, ESRI, Fossil fuels and climate change, Irish natural resources, Irish oil and gas giveaway, Pat Rabbitte, Petroleum Affairs Division, security of supply, William Hederman | 13 Comments

The mythical pipeline from Russia

Posted on May 10, 2011 by William Hederman

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 | 6 Comments