British National Oil Corporation

HC Deb 22 January 1982 vol 16 c222W

Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy in which blocks the British National Oil Corporation is designated the operator; in which round the licences were granted for these blocks; and how many sole licences have been granted to the British National Oil Corporation.

Mr. Gray

The blocks for which the British National Oil Corporation is operator, and the round in which the relevant licences were granted, are listed as follows. Four licences have been granted to BNOC as sole licensee. The interest in two of these licences is now shared with private sector companies.

Blocks for which BNOC is the Operator	Licence Number	Round
47/14a	P.005	1
21/8, 22/3a, 22/20, 23/16a	P.059	2
30/2a	P.098	3
211/19a	P.104	3
22/16a	P.120	3
11/30a	P.187	4
15/12a, 15/28a	P.202	4
21/29b, 28/4a	P.215	4
211/18a	P.236	4
30/17b	P.266	5
3/24b	P.268	5
14/16, 14/17	P.275	5
9/14b	P.277	5
13/14	P.280	5
15/6, 29/14b, 31/21, 31/26, 31/27	P.288	Special award outside Rounds
72/10, 86/18	P.289	" "
205/10, 206/6, 208/27, 209/9	P.290	" "
208/26	P.306	6
13/30	P.310	6
73/1	P.314	6
20/2	P.317	6
73/16, 85/28	P.318	6
15/28b	P.339	7
16/16b	P.343	7
16/21b	P.344	7
12/21	P.369	7
206/1	P.393	7