“We believe the delay in bringing the Corrib Gas field, west of Ireland, into production has certainly played a part in the reluctance of major oil and gas players to enter the Irish exploration market”, Boldy told Upstream.
His comments come after Ireland's Energy & Natural Resources Minister Pat Rabbitte told Upstream last month that it was "a matter of concern" that the authorities received relatively few applications for certain areas in its latest licencing round.
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