Scirocco Energy Ltd has appointed a voluntary liquidator following approval in a general meeting earlier this month. The appointment follows shareholders‘ vote to wind up the company and for cash to be returned to them. Companies House recorded that Scirocco re-registered in June as a private company.
Legal
WCM ‘robustly’ defends coal mine
West Cumbria Mining Ltd said it had “robustly” defended the legal challenges against its planned deep coal mine heard last week in the High Court. U-TURN The company responded in a deferred rolled-up hearing between 16 and 18 July, to objections from Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change to the […]
Biscathorpe oil production consent quashed
Egdon Resources plc and the Government have conceded that permission has been quashed for oil production at Biscathorpe in the Lincolnshire Wolds. IMPLICATIONS The move follows last month’s Supreme Court landmark ruling that a consent, issued in 2019 for oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey, must include end-use emissions. Biscathorpe lies within licence PEDL253 […]
WCM coal mine approval was “error in law”
West Cumbria Mining Ltd’s plans for a new deep coal mine again face uncertainty after the new Labour Government said that the initial 2022 approval was an “error of law”. NET ZERO The Government’s words, said yesterday to the BBC, follows the Supreme Court’s ruling that oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey must include […]
Rockhopper receives initial €19m over Ombrina Mare
Rockhopper Exploration plc said it had received €19 million of the €45m tranche I payment of the Ombrina Mare arbitration award. CASH BALANCE The balance of €26m goes to the original arbitration funder, while tranches II and III remain payable to Rockhopper upon a successful annulment outcome. The company’s legal representatives will receive success fees of […]
UKOG to comply with ‘perplexing’ Horse Hill ruling
UK Oil & Gas plc will submit a new plan or amend its existing one for Horse Hill oil production after yesterday’s ruling that end-use burning emissions must be included in the application. REGULATIONS The legal challenge was brought by Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group (Finch et al) to Surrey County […]