Slaughter and May advised INEOS - bidding process behind 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round

Slaughter and May advised INEOS on the bidding process behind the 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round. Following an award of three new shale gas licences in the East Midlands in August 2015, INEOS was awarded 21 new shale gas licences covering areas in the East Midlands and the North West in December 2015. INEOS, which is now one of the UK’s biggest shale gas players, was awarded licences covering 700,000 acres on top of its existing 300,000 acres.