WorldCoal: All eyes on Dart Energy CBM proposal
Experts suggest that companies looking to invest in Scotland’s vast unconventional resources sector will likely be swayed by the outcome of a public inquiry into Dart Energy’s proposed coalbed methane (CBM) development at Airth, near Falkirk.
The public inquiry was deemed necessary by the Reporter appointed by the Scottish Government after Dart Energy appealed to it on the grounds of non-decision, despite several extensions to the statutory deadlines, by Falkirk and Stirling District Councils over its Planning Application first lodged in Summer 2012.
The enquiry is being watched closely by oil and gas groups and companies hoping to tap into some of Scotland’s vast unconventional resources.