Oh dear. It comes to something when I have to do Solly's research for him

Quote:
There have been four commercial natural gas discoveries since exploration began offshore Ireland in the early 1970s; namely the Kinsale Head, Ballycotton and Seven Heads producing gas fields off the coast of Cork and the Corrib gas field off the coast of Mayo.
EoQ

I took this quote from Google's intro to this RoI Government website.

Oh dear. It comes to something when I have to do Solly's research for him

Quote:
There have been four commercial natural gas discoveries since exploration began offshore Ireland in the early 1970s; namely the Kinsale Head, Ballycotton and Seven Heads producing gas fields off the coast of Cork and the Corrib gas field off the coast of Mayo.
EoQ

I took this quote from Google's intro to this RoI Government website.

But zappy, you cannot sell gas into the EU single market. You need to be a member, or have a trade deal, which you haven't.
Frost better take that cap in hand when he welcomes barnier......

You beat me to it Shropshiregirl and more eruditely so too I might add.

One thing that Macron seems to have forgotten is that last time anyone over here looked, it was France EXPORTING energy to US, not the other way around. If he's not careful, I suspect that EdF Energy (a subsidiary of EdF* in France) could start to lose its 5.7 million customer base here.

* Owned at least in part by the French Government.

OMG! Little would-be Napoleon has surpassed himself since Boris politely told the EU to take a hike. He has now made it his quest to look a complete and utter idiot. He has now come out with - wait for it - the threat of an embargo on our energy unless we don’t give way to his demand for the same fishing rights in our waters. So that’s okay then, he wants to steal OUR commodity (fish) and in exchange we are allowed to SELL OUR commodity (energy) to Europe? EY????

You couldn’t make it up! How desperate must one be to have to resort to a mind-boggling threat such as this??
Perhaps he should tell Ireland of his intentions, after all, if Macron gets his wannabe embargo of our energy, Ireland better quickly get used to digging up its Peat bogs considering all the energy the UK supplies to them!

Who does the midget think he is dealing with, with his pathetic, last ditch threats? Perhaps a dose of our own by either cutting or taxing their access to our financial markets might be the kick up the backside he needs.
Methinks that would have them very worried indeed, especially while they are trying to raise the cash for their COVID fund.

Seriously though, it must be such an embarrassment to watch one of the most unpopular desperate-to-look tough, loser such as Macron, using kamikaze tactics while the rest of Europe looks on. What an idiot!

He's a pretentious popinjay. Nothing more.

Nethertheless, right on the statement that selling of british gas on the european single market is subject to having a trade deal. Simple comme toujours.

And like we have told you, do you think the Irish will enjoy not being able to buy UK energy of any type because the UK has said so?
That's one way to lose yourselves another member (and in doing so probably light a spark for more), I will give you that.

Carry on, I say.

Out for 9 months and already longing for company?

And again not well informed:

Ireland could provide itself completely with self-produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 29 bn kWh, which is 111% of the countries own usage. Despite this, Ireland is trading energy with foreign countries. Along with pure consumptions the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources such as natural gas or crude oil are also used. https://www.worlddata.info/europe/ir...onsumption.php

Oh dear, again you display your ignorance whilst suggesting I'm the ill-informed one: pay heed to the word "could".
You quoted it.
"Could" is not the same as "can" you know.