Licensees and investors
Details of the main Operators involved in the shale gas industry in UK can be found below. For planning applications and decisions click on the 'Planning Portal" link above.
1. Cuadrilla Resources Ltd (http://www.cuadrillaresources.com)
General: Cuadrilla sites and operations in Lancashire and West Sussex
http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/
Specific: Cuadrilla in Lancashire
Elswick http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/elswick/ : Weeton http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/weeton/ : Singleton http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/singleton/ : Banks http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/banks/ : Kirkham http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/kirkham/ : Wharles http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/wharles/ : Lingfield http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/lingfield/ : Westby http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/westby/ : Clifton http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/clifton-2/
Specific: Cuadrilla in West Sussex
Balcombe: http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/balcombe/
Specific: Cuadrilla in Kent
Cowden http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/our-sites/cowden/
Holding company annual reports and accounts 2012
Cuadrilla news
http://www.cuadrillaresources.com/news/
Partners: Centrica Plc holds a 25% interest in Cuadrilla's PEDL 165 licence
2. IGas Energy Plc (http://www.igas-barton.co.uk), and Trapoil
About IGas
http://www.igas-barton.co.uk/about-igas/
History of the Barton site
http://www.igas-barton.co.uk/about-igas/
About the potential at the Barton site
http://www.igas-barton.co.uk/our-work-in-barton/
Annual Report 2012/2013
http://www.igasplc.com/investors/company-publications
Recent protests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-25107593
In December 2013 North Sea Oil firm Trapoil obtained more than 4mln shares in IGas Energy. For more information see here http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/LON:TRAP/Trapoil/
3. Coastal Oil and Gas (operating in Glamorgan, Wales)
Coastal Oil and Gas is a private limited company with no website. On the 4th of October 2013 three applications for test drilling were approved by the local planning authority for Glamorgan (click here for more details http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/vale-glamorgan-gas-drill-plans-6137071) . Also active in Kent (see Planning Portal link).
Full corporation details can be found here
http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/coastal-oil-and-gas
Coastal Oil and Gas hold a 50% interest in a number of PEDLs with Adamo Energy (UK) Ltd. On 18 June 2013 Shale Energy PLC and Eden Energy signed a contract for Shale Energy to acquire Adamo Energy. For further details including of the blocks in question, click here http://www.shale-energy.co.uk/sites.php and here http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/australian-firm-sells-welsh-shale-4026644
4. Dart Energy (Europe) Ltd
For details about Dart Energy and its licenced areas see http://www.dartgas.com/page/Worldwide/United_Kingdom/
Partners: French company, GDF Suez is finalising a deal to take a 25% interest in 13 of Dart Energy's onshore licences. See http://www.gdfsuez.com/en/journalists/press-releases/shale-gas-uk/
5. Celtique Energie
Celtique Energie companies hold interests in 10 PEDLs in UK, namely in one in Cheshire, 5 in the East Midlands and 4 in Southern England. For full details click here http://www.celtiqueenergie.com/celtique.php?p=27.
The extent to which hydraulic fracturing will be utilitsed in exploration activities at these sites is at present unclear, although this has been recorded in the media on 17 December 2013 - see News section for more details.
6. Egdon Resources U.K. Ltd (including Total)
With respect to PEDLs 139 and 140 in Lincolnshire, participating interests are as follows:
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited 14.5%
Total E&P UK Limited 40.0% (upon completion of Jan 2014 farmout)
GP Energy Limited (a subsid of Dart Energy Europe Limited) 17.5%
Island Gas Limited 14.5%
eCORP Oil & Gas UK Limited 13.5%
Click here for more details http://www.egdon-resources.com/article/13_January_2014_-_Farm-out_Agreement_with_Total_E&P_UK_Limited_-_PEDL139_&_PEDL140.
Egdon Resources hold interests in neighbouring licences PEDL 209 and PL 161/162. Click here for full details of licences held http://www.egdon-resources.com/UK.
For further information on Egdon Resources, click here http://www.egdon-resources.com
