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Is the idea of future exploration for hydrocarbons dead in the water?
Manx Newscast
Friday, 12 December 2025 - 6 minutes
It's been 10 months since Crogga's licence to extract gas from an area off the Island's coast expired.
And now, a bid in Tynwald for government to invite applications for a fresh hydrocarbons exploration has been squashed by the Island's lawmakers.
In the sitting of parliament this week, Douglas Central MHK Chris Thomas called for a report with recommendations for debate and decision to be brought back by July next year.
But he didn't get the backing of the court - as Siobhán Fletcher reports.
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