IOG plc has filed for administration following “extensive consideration” of its financial situation and the “underperformance” of its developed assets. ISSUES The company, which runs the Saturn Banks gas project in the southern North Sea, has also requested a suspension of trading in its ordinary shares on AIM from 2.10pm today. IOG had been in […]
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Strike-off notice for Red Rock-Power Metal JV
Red Rock Resources plc and Power Metal Resources plc’s joint venture exploring for gold in Australia has been given first Gazette strike-off notice by the Companies Registrar. Companies House today published the notice to New Ballarat Gold Corp which owns 17 licences over 1,867km2 and the historic Berringa gold mine in the Victoria gold fields. […]
Ascent files claim memorial and €657m damages against Slovenia
Ascent Resources plc has formally filed its claim memorial and increase in damages to €656.5 million over its onshore gas interests against the Republic of Slovenia. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING Legal action began after the company claimed treaty breaches and that the country’s new laws banning the use of hydraulic fracturing affected the company’s operations within the […]
NSTA investigates suspected breach of licence condition
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is investigating an operator suspected of breaching one of its licence conditions. OBLIGATIONS The regulator will assess whether the licensee conducted a well test – intended to gauge whether or not the reservoir can produce oil or gas – without consent and failed to provide timely notification of the […]
Rockhopper faces application to annul €190m award
Rockhopper Exploration plc said that the Italian Government had applied for an annulment of €190 million compensation for the company over the Ombrina Mare oil field dispute. APPLICATION In August the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration held that Italy had breached its obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty. Rockhopper added that on 28 […]
UKOG urges planning changes as Loxley challenge is rejected
UK Oil & Gas plc urged the Government to implement quickly its changes to the planning system after the High Court rejected challenges to the Loxley gas project in Surrey. JUDICIAL REVIEW Waverley Borough Council and Protect Dunsfold were each unsuccessful in their requests for a judicial review and ordered to pay £8,835 and £3,000 […]