West Cumbria Mining Ltd’s plans appear uncertain for a deep coal mine under the Irish Sea off the coast of Whitehaven after the company last month withdrew its application. LICENCES The company has yet to make a statement on its future plans since the High Court quashed the approved mine in September 2024. The decision […]
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Rockhopper extends Falkland licences
Rockhopper Exploration plc has secured a two-year extension to all its licences in the North and South Falkland Basin. PARTNERS The Falkland Islands Government granted the extension until 31 December 2026. In the North Falkland Basin, Rockhopper holds a 35% interest in licence PL032, containing the Sea Lion discovery extending into PL004, and PL033. The company […]
Red Rock abandons three Côte d’Ivoire licences
Red Rock Resources plc has dropped three gold licence applications in Côte d’Ivoire after regulatory changes limited the number of licences to four per applicant. GUARDIAN METAL The company holds two licences covering 725.44km2 and two applications for a total 1,404.86 km2 in an area around the capital Yamoussoukro. The three abandoned applications are in […]
Sunda applies for Philippines offshore licences
Sunda Energy plc has applied for two offshore licence areas in the Philippines containing “several material gas discoveries and significant upside potential”. STRATEGY The applications were made in a joint venture partnership with three other companies. If successful, the company expects to hold a 37.5% non-operated interest in any service contracts awarded. The applications were […]
Oriole renews Cameroon gold licences
Oriole Resources plc has secured a further two years for its five gold exploration licences within the Eastern Central Licence Package in the Adamawa and North regions, Cameroon. Held through the company’s 90%-owned subsidiary Oriole Cameroon SARL, the renewed licences represent a contiguous, district-scale land package covering 2,266km2. The Eastern CLP includes the flagship 80%-owned Mbe licence, […]
Neptune awarded four new licences in Gjøa area
Neptune Energy was today awarded four new licences, three as operator, located close to existing infrastructure in the Gjøa area of the Norwegian North Sea. SUSTAINABLE The award comprises PL1213 S (40% and operator), PL1211 and PL1219 (each 50% and operator) and PL1217 (20% and partner). Neptune is the operator of the Gjøa platform which serves […]