UK oil and gas company downplays Bitcoin mining rumors, emphasizes priority for ensuring domestic energy supply According to BlockBeats, on April 20th, Reabold Resources, a British oil and gas company, issued a clarification statement regarding weekend media reports that it will prioritize Bitcoin mining using natural gas fields over boosting energy supply in the UK. The company stated that its West Newton natural gas field located in Yorkshire will continue to prioritize serving the UK's energy security. At the same time, the company is indeed exploring the deployment of small-scale power generation facilities to use the initial output of natural gas for Bitcoin mining, but this aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using on-site gas to drive data center development and pave the way for larger scale data center projects in the future. The company emphasizes that this move will not rule out the possibility of integrating natural gas into the national pipeline network or supplying industrial users in the future. Previously, there were reports that the gas field could theoretically mine 50000 bitcoins, but the company has not confirmed this timeline or equipment plan.