Decision must be made before the end of June
A decision on Crogga's variation of licence request will be made by the end of June at the absolute latest.
The infrastructure minister has been responding to a question in Tynwald.
Crogga wants permission to begin drilling for gas in Manx waters before completing a 3D seismic survey.
Tim Crookall says his department is still considering the request:
No school buses operating as pupils return from half-term break
Schoolchildren can use Go Cards on regular services or use the Manx Electric Railway
Union leader accuses DoI of 'disingenuous' claims over bus driver pay offers
Debbie Halsall says bus drivers just want to same as other public sector workers
PSC chair says government pay rise is deserved but must be balanced
Rob Callister hopes the unions will support efforts to ensure departments stick to their budgets
Island's horticulture sector facing 'quite grim' future
Manx farmer says local growers are falling behind their UK counterparts
