The cost of developing the Corrib Gas project is now expected to top €3.2 billion, with the final phase of the project expected to sustain more than 700 jobs.

Shell Ireland has received a fresh cash injection of €90 million from its parent company to deal with the spiralling costs of the Corrib gas field project.

THE final cost in developing the controversial Corrib gas field is now expected to near €2.5 billion.

YOUR article on the oil and gas industry in Ireland (July 26) has given some exposure to the wealth off our shores, but is sorely misinformed as to who stands to benefit from it.