Cluff Natural Resources - Revision history

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 *[[Katy Eustice]] was CNR's press and PR manager (2013). She is the wife of former Conservative Defra junior ministor and ex-lobbyist [[George Eustice]].
 ==Address==
-:57a Tufton Street, London, SW1 3Q
+:Third Floor, 5-8 The Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3JS
 ==Notes==
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 ==Address==
 :57a Tufton Street, London, SW1 3Q
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 ===Former employees===
 *[[Katy Eustice]] was CNR's press and PR manager (2013). She is the wife of former Conservative Defra junior ministor and ex-lobbyist [[George Eustice]].
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 *[[Graham Swindells]], CEO since 1 March 2018 (replacing Algy Cluff), former finance director, previously at [[Ernst & Young]] (2009-12) and [[Arbuthnot Securities]] (2000-2007)
-*[[Mark Lappin]] - non-executive chairman since 1 May 2019, after retiring earlier in the year from [[Cuadrilla]].
+*[[Mark Lappin]] - non-executive chairman since 1 May 2019, after retiring earlier in the year as [[Cuadrilla]]'s technical director. Previously worked with [[Centrica]] and [[Exxon]].
 *[[William De La Warr]], non-executive director

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 According to CNR's website, the company was 'focused on unlocking the energy potential in the UK via the proven Deep Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) process which involves targeting stranded coal and converting it into syngas. The company is awaiting planning and environmental permits for eight Deep UCG licences, it is intended that the licences will be developed to production'.
-CNR's plans to build the UK's first deep offshore UGC plant at Kincardine in Fife, however, were halted after the UK government refused to support the technology. A UK government-commissioned review by consultants [[Atkins]] in December 2016 said UCG extracted gas used in power stations would be 40-100% dirtier in terms of CO2 emissions than burning gas from the North Sea and imports. <ref> Adam Vaughan, [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/08/underground-coal-gasification-uk-gas-coal Underground coal gasification will not go ahead in UK], ''The Guardian'', 8 December 2016 </ref>
+CNR's plans to build the UK's first deep offshore UGC plant at Kincardine in Fife, however, were halted after Scotland banned the technology based on its potential climate impact and environmental and health concerns. The UK government refused to support it following a commissioned review by consultants [[Atkins]] published in December 2016, which said UCG extracted gas used in power stations would be 40-100% dirtier in terms of CO2 emissions than burning gas from the North Sea and imports. <ref> Adam Vaughan, [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/08/underground-coal-gasification-uk-gas-coal Underground coal gasification will not go ahead in UK], ''The Guardian'', 8 December 2016 </ref>
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 ==Activities==
-===Underground coal gasification===
+===Underground coal gasification licences in England, Scotland and Wales===
-In 2013 Cluff Natural Resources (CNR) was awarded two new licenses covering offshore deep Underground coal gasification (UCG) prospects at North Cumbria, north-west England, and Largo Bay, off Fife, Scotland, by the UK's Coal Authority. It already held three other three licenses, off Kincardine, near Sterling, Scotland, in the Loughor Estuary, Wales, and the Dee Estuary, west coast of England.
+In 2013 Cluff Natural Resources (CNR) was awarded two new licenses covering offshore deep Underground coal gasification (UCG) prospects at North Cumbria, north-west England, and Largo Bay, off Fife, Scotland, by the UK's Coal Authority. It already held three other three licenses, off Kincardine, near Sterling, Scotland, in the Loughor Estuary, Wales, and the Dee Estuary, west coast of England. Underground coal gasification involves injecting oxygen and steam underground to release gas from coal seams. It is a highly polluting process.
-Underground coal gasification involves injecting oxygen and steam underground to release gas from coal seams. It is a highly polluting process.
+According to CNR's website, the company was 'focused on unlocking the energy potential in the UK via the proven Deep Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) process which involves targeting stranded coal and converting it into syngas. The company is awaiting planning and environmental permits for eight Deep UCG licences, it is intended that the licences will be developed to production'.
-According to CNR's website, it was 'focused on unlocking the energy potential in the UK via the proven Deep Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) process which involves targeting stranded coal and converting it into syngas. The company is awaiting planning and environmental permits for eight Deep UCG licences, it is intended that the licences will be developed to production'.
+CNR's plans to build the UK's first deep offshore UGC plant at Kincardine in Fife, however, were halted after the UK government refused to support the technology. A UK government-commissioned review by consultants [[Atkins]] in December 2016 said UCG extracted gas used in power stations would be 40-100% dirtier in terms of CO2 emissions than burning gas from the North Sea and imports. <ref> Adam Vaughan, [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/08/underground-coal-gasification-uk-gas-coal Underground coal gasification will not go ahead in UK], ''The Guardian'', 8 December 2016 </ref>
 ==People==

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 ==People==
 *[[William De La Warr]], non-executive director
-*[[Graham Swindells]], finance director, previously at [[Ernst & Young]] (2009-12) and [[Arbuthnot Securities]] (2000-2007)
+*[[Graham Swindells]], CEO, former finance director, previously at [[Ernst & Young]] (2009-12) and [[Arbuthnot Securities]] (2000-2007)
 ===Former employees===
-*[[Katy Eustice]], press and pr manager (2013)
+*[[Katy Eustice]], press and pr manager (2013), (wife of [[George Eustice]]
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