Where’s That Irish Oil, Investors Wonder Two Years Later
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Ireland finally found treasure at the end of the rainbow, or so it seemed in 2012.
After drilling in the North Celtic Sea Basin, about 40 miles off the Cork coast, Providence Resources Plc said its Barryroe oil field may hold as many as 1.6 billion barrels. The company’s shares surged, and the government hailed the first “significant” test of oil flows off Ireland for 12 years just as the nation’s debt-ravaged finances cried out for a boost.