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Sale of Weald Basin Assets (Details)

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Sale of Weald Basin Assets (Details)
£ in Thousands, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 11, 2016
GBP (£)
shares
Jun. 10, 2016
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2016
GBP (£)
Sep. 30, 2016
GBP (£)
Celtique Claim          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Settlement costs £ 500     £ 500  
Subsidiaries | Celtique Claim          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Settlement costs 500        
Subsidiaries | Weald ATA, IoW ATA, and Settlement Agreement          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Cash proceeds £ 446        
UK Oil and Gas Investments | UK Oil and Gas Investments PLC | Subsidiaries | Weald ATA, IoW ATA, and Settlement Agreement          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Shares issued (in shares) | shares 50.9        
Investment, face amount £ 713       £ 930
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations before tax | $     $ 1.1    
Asset Transfer Agreement | UK Oil and Gas Investments PLC | Subsidiaries | UK Oil and Gas Investments          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Ownership percentage, sold in period   50.00%      
Total consideration   £ 1,800      
Asset Transfer Agreement | UK Oil and Gas Investments PLC | Subsidiaries | Offshore Petroleum Licence          
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Ownership percentage, sold in period   22.50%      
Total consideration   £ 16