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Mr. Skeet
asked the Secretary of State for Energy, for the last year for which figures are available, of the total gas available from the United Kingdom continental shelf how much was (a) flared, (b) reinjected, (c) used by the producers and (d) available for internal consumption by the British Gas Corporation.
AVERAGE DAILY GAS FLARING RATES, 1975–79 | ||||||
Period | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 Year | |
Million cubic metres | … | 0·2 | 2 | 9 | 12·5 | 18 |
Million cubic feet | … | 7 | 73 | 326 | 440 | 639 |
As percentage equivalent of United Kingdom oil production | … | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Period | 1979 January-June | 1979 July-September | 1979 October | 1979 November | 1979 December | |
Million cubic metres | … | 19·5 | 18·5 | 16 | 15·5 | 14 |
Million cubic feet | … | 685 | 656 | 565 | 546 | 487 |
As percentage equivalent of United Kingdom oil production | … | 8 | 7 | 6·5 | 6·5 | 6 |