Place: Kinsale Head

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comment-analysis

Mandy Johnson: Gas times in Kinsale as production winds up after 42 years

Our political system needs to wake up to potential risks to our gas supply and explore the options, writes Mandy Johnson

news

Kinsale Head gas field to be decommissioned

news

Growing concern over our energy use

business

Fastnet Oil and Gas open to M&A options

business

Providence set to expand Celtic Sea operations

business

‘Veritas Vantage’ leads hunt for deposits

I can see my house!

This never gets old - astronaut Chris Hadfield passed overhead this morning, tweeting some more amazing pictures of Ireland from space.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2013

There is a plethora of companies, both big and small, thirsty for a drop of oil wealth

THE movers and shakers of our fledgling oil industry are small by any standards.

Tue, 01 Jan, 2013

Stranded whale dies at end of painful ordeal

A 50ft fin whale stranded at Baltimore pier was spared a planned euthanising by navy officials after it died naturally shortly after 11am yesterday.

Fri, 17 Aug, 2012

Gas field 3 times bigger than expected

PROVIDENCE Resources has said its Dragon gas discovery off the south-east coast could be three times bigger than initially thought.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2011

Providence finds Cork gas prospect

PROVIDENCE Resources said it is excited over its discovery of an additional significant gas prospect off the Cork coast, news which nudged the company’s share price up nearly 10% yesterday.

Sat, 25 Sep, 2010

PSE eyes €500m natural gas storage facility

ENERGY giant PSE Kinsale Energy has launched a major feasibility study into the development of a €500 million natural gas storage complex of strategic national importance.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2010

Providence not to proceed with Kinsale gas transaction

Oil and gas exploration company Providence resources today said it was not going ahead with the planned acquisition of 40% of the Kinsale Head Assets from Malaysia's Petronas due to falling gas prices.

Tue, 25 May, 2010

Providence acquires 40% stake in Kinsale Head gas field

Exploration company Providence (via its subsidiary Eirgas) has exercised its option to acquire a 40% stake in a group of assets centred on the Kinsale Head gas field from Labuan Energy, a subsidiary of Petronas.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2009

Providence agrees to second phase of west-coast project

Exploration company Providence has said it has agreed with its partners to enter a scond phase of dilling off the west coast of Ireland.

Wed, 12 Aug, 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

Island group considers bid for Marathon

Island Oil and Gas confirmed it may consider bidding for all or part of Marathon’s gas assets off the Cork coast.

Wed, 27 Feb, 2008

€400m gas terminal likely as company and farmers reach agreement

THE building of a €400 million gas terminal near Ballylongford on the Shannon Estuary has moved a step closer following the agreement of a comprehensive package of measures between farmers and the terminal construction company Shannon LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas).

Mon, 15 Oct, 2007

Providence gets extension on licensing option

Providence Resources has been granted a 12-month extension on its Blackrock Licensing Option to the end of 2004 by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2003

Ramco gets two new gas exploration licences

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent

Tue, 29 Apr, 2003