Place: Kinsale Gas Field

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Two humpback whales return to Kerry after 20 years

Two humpback whales, first filmed in Irish waters two decades have turned up again off Kerry almost 20 years to the day after being first encountered.

property

Fernhill Hotel in tee-ed position in Cork

business

Fastnet sales rise amid encouraging oil surveys

business

Estimated 2.4 billion barrels of oil at site

business

Fastnet asset could rival Barryroe

business

Fastnet looks for farm-out partner

Petroceltic sells 18.4% stake in Algerian licence

IRISH exploration company, Petroceltic has sold an 18.4% stake in its leading asset in Algeria to Europe’s second largest utility company for a maximum consideration of $183 million (€123m).

Fri, 29 Apr, 2011

Petroceltic upbeat over Algerian field

PETROCELTIC remains on course to see commercial gas flows from its Isarene field in southern Algeria by 2015, after encountering better than expected results from its latest round of test drilling in the area.

Tue, 22 Mar, 2011

1,000 dolphins congregate in one spot

THE sea around the Kinsale Gas field is producing spectacular sightings of more than 1,000 dolphins who are congregating to feed on migrating shoals of herring and sprats.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2011

Does oil hunt hold water?

THERE is an estimated 10 billion barrels of gas and oil buried under Irish waters, very little of it has been found and few are prepared to look for it.

Mon, 26 Jul, 2010

Ireland 'has only 11 days of gas reserves'

A new report has warned that Ireland has just 11 days worth of natural gas reserves.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2010

Natural assets giveaway at root of our problem

WE are a country that is practically bankrupt. Is this any surprise, considering we have given away some of our greatest natural assets.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2009

Marathon sells gas fields to Malaysia

THE Marathon Oil Corporation has sold off the bulk of its Irish operations — which include gas fields off the Cork coast that supply 8% of Ireland’s natural gas needs — to the Malaysian government for $180 million (€130.26m).

Thu, 18 Dec, 2008

Foxall heading for home waters in ‘Volvo’

IRELAND’S Damian Foxall is racing in home waters today as the six boats of the Volvo Ocean Race pass the south and west coasts as part of the 1500-mile Leg 8 from Portsmouth to Rotterdam.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2006

Old Head of Kinsale could be company maker: Petroceltic

Shareholders in upstream oil and gas company Petroceltic heard today that its Old Head of Kinsale gas field in the Celtic Sea could be a 'company maker'.

Wed, 21 Apr, 2004

Gas construction given green light

THE development of the Seven Heads Gas Field off the coast of Cork got the green light yesterday from the Government.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003