PREMIERE OF "LICENSE TO WED"
John Krasinski and Angela Kinsey arrive at the premiere of "License to Wed" in Los Angeles on June 25, 2007. (UPI Photo/John Hayes)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has replaced wind power skeptic John Hayes as energy minister after warnings over a coalition split on new green targets.
Shale gas would get "generous" tax breaks under the government budget proposal unveiled this week by British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.
The British government aims to ensure that local communities benefit from any shale natural gas potential, British Energy Minister John Hayes said.
British energy company Maersk Oil announced it was approved to develop an oil field in the North Sea that could hold as much as 9 million barrels of oil.
The British government said Tuesday that safety and environmental protection were top priorities for offshore oil and natural gas development.
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Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change said Monday it had given the green light to Dana Petroleum's development of two North Sea oil fields.
The Guardian newspaper in London said it obtained a letter from the country's energy minister that expresses a lack of trust in wind energy.
Austrian energy company OMV announced it was awarded 16 exploration blocks in northern British waters during a recent licensing round.
It's "vital" that energy companies take a closer look at oil reserves in the British waters of the North Sea to help boost the economy, an official said.
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