Rockhopper Exploration plc said it expected tranche I payment from its Ombrina Mare arbitration award within five business days. The compensation relates to Italy’s ban on oil and gas exploration within 12 miles of the Italian coastline, which affected the company’s activities in the oil field. Rockhopper subsequently went to tribunal at the International Centre […]
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Ruling due on Karelian mine compensation
Karelian Diamond Resources plc expects an August court judgement over compensation and the boundary of its diamond mine development at Lahtojoki in Kuopio Kaavi, Finland. Two farmers previously appealed against money owed to them as well as the site boundary. Karelian said that following the court hearing on 21 May, the Finnish Land Court announced […]
Date set for WCM rolled up court hearing
West Cumbria Mining Ltd will have the deferred rolled up hearing in July in relation to its plans for a coking coal mine off the coast of Cumbria. The company said that the High Court had confirmed the date would be between 16 and 18 July. The hearing follows a challenge by two parties against […]
Ascent Slovenia operating agreement cancelled
Ascent Resources plc said its Slovenia partner’s administrator had terminated the restated joint operating agreement (RJOA) on the same date as the opening of its partner’s insolvency proceedings. PRECAUTION The termination is under default rules of Slovenian Obligations Code. The Petišovci onshore gas joint venture is between Ascent Slovenia Ltd (ASL) and Geoenergo d.o.o. which […]
NSTA fines NEO £100,000 for venting breach
NEO Energy Production UK Ltd (NEO) has been fined £100,000 for breaching its combined vent consent for the Donan, Lochranza and Balloch fields 200km northeast of Aberdeen. FAILURE The North Sea Transition Authority said that venting approval, issued for 1 January to 31 December 2022, allowed for 1.035 tonnes of venting per day, equivalent to […]
Hummingbird takes over Kouroussa contracts
Hummingbird Resources plc has issued a formal ‘step-in notice’ allowing it to take contractual control of operations, suspended since 17 March, at its Kouroussa mine in Guinea. MINING The company said discussions continued with Corica Mining Services, which stopped work, aimed at returning its main contractor to work and ramp-up operations under the existing mining […]