Many play concepts seen over wide area in Erris, Slyne troughs off Ireland

Journal Article · Mon Sep 14 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6847529

Murphy, N J; Croker, P F ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Energy, Dublin (Ireland)

This paper reports that the Erris and Slyne troughs are underexplored Mesozoic sedimentary basins off Ireland's northwest coast. The Irish Minister for Energy announced on Apr. 19, 1991, a frontier acreage licensing round of 128 blocks covering 29,000 sq km in these basins and the adjacent Rockall trough. Closing date for the round is June 30, 1993, set to allow two seasons for the acquisition of new geophysical and geological data over the area. Ireland has recently announced a new petroleum taxation regime. Revised licensing terms, which will acknowledge the specific circumstances of frontier acreage, will be announced.

• OSTI ID: 6847529
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:37; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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