Exploration Licences

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2015

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Ceisteanna (568)

Eamonn Maloney

Ceist:

568. Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of licences which were issued for oil exploration, both onshore and offshore in Irish territories during 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3769/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

The tables below includes details of all petroleum exploration authorisations awarded in respect of areas of the Irish offshore during the period 2012 to 2014. No petroleum exploration authorisation was awarded in respect of any onshore area in those years.

EXPLORATION LICENCES

Licence Number	Location	Participants *operator	Commencement Date	Expirations Date
Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 1/13	Southern Moling Sub Basin	*Kosmos Energy Ireland 75% Antrim Exploration (Ireland) Ltd 25%	05/07/2013	04/07/2028
FEL 2/13	Porcupine	*Kosmos Energy Ireland 85%, Europa 15%	05/07/2013	04/07/2028
FEL 3/13	Porcupine	*Kosmos Energy Ireland 85%, Europa 15%	05/07/2013	04/07/2028
FEL 4/13	Rockall	*Serica Energy Rockall BV (100%)	01/12/2013	30/11/2028
FEL5/13	Porcupine	*Woodside Energy (Ireland) 90%, Bluestack Energy 10%	13/12/2013	12/12/2028
FEL 1/14	Porcupine	*Capricorn Ireland Ltd 38% Providence Resources 32% Chrysaor 26% Sosina 4%	01/01/2014	31/12/2028
FEL 2/14	Porcupine	*Providence 80% Sosina 20%	01/01/2014	31/12/2028
FEL 3/14	Porcupine	*Providence 80% Petrel 20%	01/03/2014	28/02/2029
FEL 4/14	Porcupine	*Woodside Energy (Ireland) 85% Petrel 15%	01/03/2014	28/02/2029
FEL 5/14	Porcupine	*Woodside Energy (Ireland) 60% Strike Oil 40%	01/03/2014	28/02/2029
FEL 6/14	Goban Spur	*Providence 80% Sosina 20%	01/04/2014	31/03/2029

LICENSING OPTIONS

Licence Number	Location	Participants *operator	Commencement Date	Expiration Date	Duration (years)
Licensing Option (LO) 12/1	Celtic Sea	*Fastnet Petroleum Ltd, 50% Excalibur Exploration Ltd 50%	01/05/2012	30/04/2015	3
LO 12/2	Celtic Sea	Fastnet Oil & Gas (Ireland) Ltd 100%	01/06/2012	31/05/2015	3
LO 12/3	Celtic Sea	Fastnet Oil & Gas (Ireland) Ltd 100%	01/06/2012	31/05/2015	3
LO 12/4	Celtic Sea, Barryroe N	*EXOLA Ltd 80% Lansdowne Oil and gas 20%	01/08/2012	31/07/2015	3
LO 12/5	Celtic Sea	*Fastnet Oil & Gas (Ireland) 82.35% Adriatic Oil plc 15.5% Carob Ltd 1.08% Petro-Celtic Consultancy Ltd 1.08%	01/12/2012	31/05/2014	1.5
LO 12/6	Celtic Sea	*Fastnet Oil & Gas (Ireland) 85% Carob Ltd 7.5% Petro-Celtic Consultancy Ltd 7.5%	15/11/2012	14/05/2014	1.5
LO 13/1	North Celtic sea	Charge Oil Ltd	01/05/2013	30/04/2016	3
LO 13/2	Fastnet Basin	Charge Oil Ltd	01/05/2013	30/04/2016	3
LO 13/3	Mizen Basin	Fastnet Oil and gas (Ireland) Ltd	01/05/2013	31/10/2014	1.5
LO 13/4	South Celtic Sea	Providence Resources plc	01/12/2013	31/05/2015	1.5
LO 13/5	North Celtic Sea	*Excalibur Exploration Ltd 90% Theseus Ltd 10%	01/12/2013	31/05/2015	1.5
LO 14/1	North Celtic Sea	Faroe Petroleum 100%	01/10/2014	30/09/2016	2
LO 14/2	North Celtic Sea	Faroe Petroleum 100%	01/10/2014	30/09/2016	2
LO 14/3	North Celtic Sea	Faroe Petroleum 100%	01/10/2014	30/09/2016	2
LO 14/4	North Celtic Sea	Trans International Oil Exploration 100%	15/10/2014	14/10/2015	1

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING LICENCES

Licence Number	Owner	Commencement Date	Expiry Date	Duration (Years)
Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 1/12	Shell E&P Ireland Limited	28/5/2012	27/5/2014	2
PPL 1/13	ENI Ireland BV	01/02/2013	31/01/2016	3
PPL 2/13	PGS Exploration (UK) Ltd	01/04/2013	31/03/2016	3
PPL 3/13	Providence Resources	23/04/2013	22/04/2016	3
PPL 4/13	Fastnet Petroleum Ltd	01/04/2013	31/03/2016	3
PPL 5/13	Terra Energy Ltd	01/04/2013	31/03/2016	3
PPL 6/13	Spectrum Geo Ltd	01/06/2013	31/05/2016	3
PPL 7/13	Charge Oil Ltd	01/07/2013	31/06/2016	3
PPL 8/13	Kosmos Energy Ireland	01/07/2013	31/06/2016	3
PPL 9/13	TGS NOPEC	01/07/2013	31/06/2016	3
PPL 1/14	Excalibur	01/12/2013	31/05/2015	1.5
PPL 2/14	Polarcus	01/04/2014	31/03/2016	2
PPL 3/14	Capricorn	01/07/2014	30/06/2017	3
PPL 4/14	Seabird Exploration	01/07/2014	30/06/2016	3
PPL 5/14	Searcher Seismic	01/07/2014	30/06/2017	3

Details of all authorisations are updated on a quarterly basis on the Department's website and can also be found in the six monthly reports to the Oireachtas, which I am obliged to lay before the Houses under the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960.