05.07.2009
Concept of setting up a power station to run on the methane gas extracted from a landfill. Methane gas is produced over a process of years from a landfill and enables to profit from available energy whilst preserving the environment
Landfall work requires connecting the incoming pipeline from offshore to the onshore pipeline.
Two methods are available: (i) Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) which involves drilling a hole through the landfall and, (ii) Cofferdam construction with dredging and sheet pile works.
Mineral rights in an oil and gas lease differ from surface rights. A landowner may own the surface rights but not the mineral rights on the land as indeed in many cases, the mineral rights are separated from the surface rights. Only the mineral rights owner has the right to extract the oil and gas from the land