Providence oil and gas site survey advances

A Providence Resources oil and gas well site survey application in Barryroe that was quashed after a challenge by environmental NGO An Taisce last year has progressed to a stage two Appropriate Assessment (AA) test after being resubmitted. Exola DAC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tony O’Reilly Jr’s Providence Resources, has reapplied for the site survey.

An Taisce challenged the government’s granting of the site survey application on the grounds that it failed ...