Decision must be made before the end of June
A decision on Crogga's variation of licence request will be made by the end of June at the absolute latest.
The infrastructure minister has been responding to a question in Tynwald.
Crogga wants permission to begin drilling for gas in Manx waters before completing a 3D seismic survey.
Tim Crookall says his department is still considering the request:
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