INEOS

UK shale gas licences awarded / Aims to become country's leading player

INEOS

Commencing shale gas exploration in the UK / Majority share acquired for licence covering land where Grangemouth refinery is located

SHALE GAS

US fracking activities gather speed / Excessive ethane earmarked for export / Argentina said to possess large reserves / Poland to begin commercial production in 2016 / Environmental impact contested

SHALE GAS

First exploration licences awarded in UK / Prelude to drilling permits / Scottish nationalists in a bind

SHALE GAS UK

“Reasonable” estimate sees 4.4 bn barrels of shale oil under southern England / Geological survey finds no significant gas potential / New financial incentives for local communities

TOTAL

UK shale gas exploration licences acquired / First foreign company to enter the market

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Findings released by an independent study point to a shale gas potential in the UK surpassing China