Isle of Man gas industry

Furthermore, gas making was labour-intensive and working conditions were unpleasant, and there were limited uses for some of the toxic by-products.

[2] In Britain alternative methods of gas making were being developed, such as reforming, which used refinery tail-gases or light distillate as a feedstock.

In 2007 LPG was purchased from Esso Petroleum by the International Energy Group which has an 80% stake in Manx Gas.

[6] LPG arrives by ship and is stored in pressurised vessels, including a Horton sphere on Princess Alexandra Pier in Douglas.

[6] LPG is transferred by road tanker to storage tanks at Andreas, Foxdale, Jurby, Laxey, Maughold, Santon, and St Johns.

[3] In 1982 BP Petroleum Development Limited drilled an exploration well in UK offshore Block 112/25 targeting Triassic sandstones as a possible outlier of the Morecambe Bay gas field.

In 2022 Crogga Limited appointed disgraced oil executive Richard Hubbard as the company's new CEO.

The system was designed, built and commissioned by Bord Gas Eireann in compliance with the requirements of the Manx Electricity Authority.

The network comprises buried steel and polyethene pipes, four Above Ground Installations (AGI) that reduce the pressure of the gas, and eight District Regulating Installations (DRI) that further reduce the pressure and which supply local distribution systems to gas users.

Glen Mooar 1 AGI measures the flow rate of the gas and reduces the pressure to 90 bar.

Glen Mooar1 AGI is owned by Gas Networks Ireland but is operated by the Manx Utilities Authority (MUA).

Manx Gas owns, and is responsible for the operation of, the 2 bar distribution networks from the outlet valve of the DRIs.

[4] Key data on gas supply is summarised in the table:[12] A recent study has shown that the Isle of Man has the potential to produce ‘green’ hydrogen from renewable energy sources.

[4] The study suggests that blending up to 20 percent hydrogen into natural gas would be acceptable for current boilers.