British gas investment company Reabold Resources' consideration of Bitcoin mining has sparked controversy.

CoinFeed reported on April 21 that, according to CoinDesk, UK gas investment company Reabold Resources is considering establishing a natural gas-powered Bitcoin mining station at the West Newton A drilling site in northern England as a pilot project for future data center development. The company stated that Bitcoin mining would help fund further development of the gas field and serve as a proof of concept for larger-scale data center operations. Reabold's co-CEO stated that private gas supply allows them to operate data centers for Bitcoin mining relatively cheaply. Local media reports indicate that the gas field is massive and theoretically could mine 50,000 Bitcoins.