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UK shale gas licences sold to Ineos / UK's High Court upholds anti-trespassing order

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Tom Crotty, group director at Ineos: UK test drills could begin this year / Despite low oil price, fracking still economically viable / Mulling new cracker in Norway / Offshore North Sea assets: Ineos enters the oil business

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

SHALE GAS

British Plastics Federation welcomes government committee's support towards exploring UK shale gas reserves / Ineos considers role in future UK extraction

YEAR IN REVIEW 2013

Part 2 – US shale gas advantage a game changer for European plastics industry / Players seek to level the playing field but authorities slow to react

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Energy company says UK shale gas reserves vastly underestimated / Deals and discussions heat up as government plans tax breaks for exploration