asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many North Sea oil production platforms are currently on order from foreign sources.
Three, as follows:
| Field | Type | Installation date |
| Argyll | Converted Drilling Rig. | March 1975 |
| Auk | Steel | July 1974 |
| Beryl | Concrete | July 1975 |
| Brent B | Concrete | August 1975 |
| Forties FA | Steel | July 1974 |
| Forties FB | Steel | June 1975 |
| Forties. FC | Steel | August 1974 |
| Forties FD | Steel | June 1975 |
| Montrose | Steel | August 1975 |
| Piper | Steel | June 1975 |
asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many oil production platforms are under construction or on order at each of the following platform production sites: Lock Kishorn, Ardyne Point, Portavadie, Hunterston, Nigg Bay, Ardersier, Methil and Graythorpe;(2) how many oil production platforms are now under construction in the United
| Field | Type | Platform Contractors | YardlSite | Installation | ||||
| Brent A | … | Steel | … | RDL | … | Methil | … | 1976 |
| Brent C | … | Concrete. | … | McAlpine/Seatank | … | Ardyne Point | … | 1977 |
| Cormorant | … | Concrete | … | McAlpine/Seatank | … | Ardyne Point | … | 1977 |
| Heather | … | Steel | … | McDermott | … | Ardersier | … | 1977 |
| Ninian (Central) | … | Concrete | … | Howard/Doris | … | Loch Kishorn | … | 1977 |
| Ninian (Southern) | … | Steel | … | Highland Fabricators | … | Nigg Bay | … | 1977 |
| Thistle | … | . Steel | … | Laing Offshore | … | Graythorpe | … | 1976 |
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will take action to prevent the importation of foreign-built oil production platforms into British North Sea oilfields.
The Government have no power to prevent the oil companies from importing foreign-made oil production platforms and it would be contrary to our international obligations to introduce legislation to this effect. However, as a result of steps taken by the Government the United Kingdom now has the capacity to build all the steel and concrete non-buoyant oil production platforms likely to be ordered in the future by the oil companies for the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea and we would naturally hope that all these orders will be placed with British yards. The Government have recently concluded a memorandum of understanding and code of practice with the oil companies which provide for full and fair opportunity for British companies.