Ineos fires starting gun for fracking applications
Petrochemical giant Ineos has “fired the starting gun” on its fracking programme by pressing ahead with plans to lodge test drilling applications by the end of the year.
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Ineos accuses local government of defying ‘common sense’
Ineos has accused Falkirk Council of defying ‘common sense’ after the local government reopened a main road, which runs through the middle of the firm’s Grangemouth petrochemical site.
Ineos gears up Grangemouth for US shale imports
The operator of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant confirmed a second manufacturing unit will be reopened as the site prepares to receive shale gas ethane from the US.
INEOS to move its headquarters back to UK
INEOS plans to move its headquarters back to the UK – after six years in Switzerland.
Ineos makes first shale shipment to Europe
The Ineos Intrepid has made a landmark departure, carrying the first shale shipment from the United States to Europe.
Ineos boss Ratcliffe is UK’s richest oil billionaire on Forbes list
Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe is the UK's richest energy services mogul on the Forbes 2016 billionaires list with his $5.5billion fortune.
Video: Ineos boss says North Sea buys a “sensible” choice
The chief executive of Ineos Jim Ratcliffe said the company's purchase of a number of North sea assets was a "sensible" move as it looks to expand its oil and gas reach.
Sterling says drilling work on Breagh gas field could be delayed
Infill drilling work at the Breagh gas field could be delayed as further investments in its first phase are put under review. Sterling Resources said the production at the gas field in the North Sea is continuing slightly ahead of schedule. Production last month averaged 28.1million standard feet of sales gas per day.
Ratcliffe eyes up shale prospects
Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is known for driving a hard bargain and running a tight ship.
INEOS to look for fracking opportunities in Cheshire and East Midlands
A number of wells could be drilled in locations across north-west England by 2017, according to reports. The Northwich Guardian said the move could pave the way by INEOS for fracking operations.
INEOS wins shale gas licences in 14 licensing round
INEOS has won 21 new shale gas licences in the final part of the UK Government's 14th licensing round. The company said the majority of the licences are located in the old mining heartlands of the North West, North Yorkshire and the East Midlands with a heritage and feed energy production. The announcement by the OGA (Oil and Gas Authority) of 159 onshore blocks means INEOS is now one of the UK's biggest shale gas players.
INEOS buys out DEA UK in North Sea gas deal, launches new firm
INEOS today confirmed it purchased all of DEA Deutsche Erdoel's UK North Sea gas fields.
INEOS strikes deal with ExxonMobil and Shell to supply US shale gas to Fife Ethylene Plant
INEOS has struck a deal with ExxonMobil Chemical and Shell Chemicals Europe to supply ethane from US shale gas from Grangemouth to the Fife Ethylene Plant. The purchase agreement will be from the middle of 2017 and it is hoped access to this source will help complement supplies from North Sea natural gas fields. Geir Tuft, business director at INEOS O&P UK, said the deal was a “landmark agreement”.
Ineos extends its interests in North Sea gas fields
Ineos has extended its interests in the North Sea after snapping up a further 25% stake in the Clipper South Gas Field from Fairfield Energy.
Ineos senior exec ‘not too concerned’ about fracking motion
A senior executive of fracking company Ineos has said he is “not too concerned” about a motion at the SNP conference that could result in a further clampdown on the controversial practice. Party members meeting in Aberdeen will today be asked to back a move that would place tighter restrictions on the party’s moratorium on shale gas extraction. The Scottish Government has already halted any fracking until 2017.
Fracking is “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to boost economy says Ineos boss
Fracking offers a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to create jobs and boost the Scottish economy, according to chemicals company Ineos.
Billionaire owner of Ineos snaps up North Sea fields
The billionaire owner of Grangemouth made his first move into the North Sea buying up gas fields from a Russian oligarch just days before the sale breached a government-imposed deadline. Jim Ratcliffe, chairman and chief executive of Ineos, is thought to have paid up to £500million for 12 fields from Mikhail Fridman, who had been forced to sell the assets by the UK government. Mr Fridman’s firm, LetterOne Group (L1) had initially paid £3.8billion to buy Dea, the upstream oil and gas business of German utility RWE in a deal which closed in March.
Petroineos fined £24,000 after worker injured
The operators of the Grangemouth oil refinery have been fined £24,000 for safety failings related to an incident in which a worker was injured at the plant. The decision came after a Petroineos employee was sprayed in the face by low pressure steam. The worker had been in regulation personal protective equipment including a hard hat and safety glasses at the time of the incident.
INEOS boss insists Government ‘not against fracking’
The Scottish Government has given assurances that it is “not against fracking”, according to the boss of a firm which runs Scotland’s largest petrochemical plant. Jim Ratcliffe, the chief executive and chairman of Ineos, which runs the Grangemouth plant, has suggested an onshore shale gas industry could potentially be set up in Scotland within a few years, despite an indefinite moratorium on granting planning consent for fracking - the method of gas extraction. The firm has ambitions to establish a large-scale shale gas industry, having acquired fracking exploration licences across 700 square miles of central Scotland.
Ineos starts fracking consultations
The operator of Scotland’s largest petrochemical plant at Grangemouth has started a community consultation process in a bid to gain support for fracking. Ineos said its information programme will give the public the facts about shale gas extraction while highlighting both the issues and benefits. The development of unconventional gas extraction has been halted by a Scottish Government moratorium while further research and a public consultation is carried out.
Ineos investment: Scottish Government warns of cautious approach
The Scottish Government said a "cautious approach" should be taken to the announcement by Ineos that it plans to invest £640million in shale and gas exploration in the UK. The move by chemicals giant Ineos could make it the biggest player in the industry in the country. The company already has two licences near its plant at Grangemouth in Scotland but is applying for more in Scotland and the north of England. It plans to use the gas as a raw material for its chemicals plants, including Grangemouth in Stirlingshire.
Ineos to invest £640million in UK shale gas
Chemicals giant Ineos has announced plans to invest £640 million in shale gas exploration and appraisal in a move which could make it the biggest player in the industry in the UK. The company already has two licences near its plant at Grangemouth in Scotland but is applying for more in Scotland and the north of England. Chairman Jim Ratcliffe said he wanted Ineos to become the biggest company in the British shale gas industry.
Ineos snaps up second shale investment in Scotland
Petrochemical company Ineos has bought its second licence for shale exploration just two months after acquiring land at Grangemouth. The acquisition means the company now has an 80% interest in a petroleum exploration and development licence for PEDL 162, which covers a 400 km2 are of the Scottish central belt.