Clarification on existing exploration licences offshore Ireland will be set out in the official government policy paper on the sector, scheduled for December 2019. The Irish Offshore Operators’ Association (IOOA) said last week that the timing of the first-ever government policy paper on the exploration sector in Ireland had been confirmed to the association in writing, together with confirmation that it would contain an acknowledgment of a “fundamental duty to protect Ireland’s energy security.”
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