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| − | Aurora Energy Resources is an oil and gas firm based in Aberdeen Scotland. | + | Aurora Energy Resources is an oil and gas firm based in Aberdeen Scotland, first set up in 2008 and was initially known as [[Pacific Shelf Limited]]. |
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| + | It holds Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (PEDL) 164 covering 100km2 of West Lancashire and Merseyside. | ||
In January 2018 the firm wrote to local residents in Formby, West Lancashire to inform them of its plans to drill and frack two wells to the north of Great Altcar village, on the edge of Formby. | In January 2018 the firm wrote to local residents in Formby, West Lancashire to inform them of its plans to drill and frack two wells to the north of Great Altcar village, on the edge of Formby. | ||
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Aurora Energy Resources is an oil and gas firm based in Aberdeen Scotland, first set up in 2008 and was initially known as Pacific Shelf Limited.
It holds Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (PEDL) 164 covering 100km2 of West Lancashire and Merseyside.
In January 2018 the firm wrote to local residents in Formby, West Lancashire to inform them of its plans to drill and frack two wells to the north of Great Altcar village, on the edge of Formby.
Its managing director, Ian Roche, said Aurora had begun the first stages of applying for planning permission for the site on Altcar Moss, submitting details to Lancashire County Council of its proposals to drill and frack a vertical and separate horizontal well there. [1]
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People
- Ian Roche - Managing director Aurora Petroleum. Panellist at May 2014 Shale Gas World conference discussion: 'What are the planning and environmental permitting considerations for operators?'
Directors/ Officers
- NICOLA PATRICIA HAMILTON, secretary, 17 Dec 2009-
- TRISTAN PAUL CUTLER, director, 31 May 2010-
- LAURENCE WILLIAM KINCH, director, 17 Dec 2009-
- KENNETH GEORGE MCHATTIE, director, 17 Dec 2009-
- IAN PATRICK ROCHE, director, 17 Dec 2009-
- MARGARET ELAINE FERGUS STODDART, director, 17 Dec 2009-
Former executives and directors
- Malcolm Gladwell - former Aurora MD, was consulted as part of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering's June 2012 report 'Shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic fracturing'
Related firms
- Aurora Petroleum - crossover of many of same directors
Resources
- Companies House filing for Company no. SC335749
Notes
- ↑ Ruth Hayhurst, [https://drillordrop.com/2018/01/05/aurora-announces-fracking-plans-in-west-lancashire/ Aurora announces fracking plans in west Lancashire, Drill or Drop, 5 January 2018, accessed 7 January 2018
