§ 101. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a list of the oil drilling companies who have been granted exploration rights to bore for oil and gas on land in the United Kingdom and the names of the areas allocated; and if he will make a statement on future policy.
§ Mr. Ridley36 companies, individually or in groups, hold 174 licences in various areas. The details are below. It is our policy to encourage the exploration for petroleum and to continue to grant licences to acceptable applicants.
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Companies to whom licences have been issued Counties m which areas have been licensed Safari Oil Company Limited York (West Riding), Nottingham, Derby, Lancaster, Chester. Amoco U.K. Petroleum Limited jointly with Safari Oil Company Limited. Cumberland, Northumberland. Amoco U.K. Petroleum Limited Norfolk, Suffolk. California Oil Company Limited jointly with Texaco North Sea U.K. Limited. York (East Riding). Texaco North Sea U.K. Limited Lincoln, Cambridge, Norfolk, Northampton, Rutland, Huntingdon. Ultramar Exploration Limited Worcester, Warwick, Gloucester, Cumberland, Dumfries. Ulster Petroleums (Canada) Limited Kent, Sussex, Hampshire. Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire. Berkley Petroleums (U.K.) Limited Somerset, Dorset, Gloucester, Wiltshire. Trend Exploration (U.K.) Limited Chester, Denbigh, Flint, Montgomery Salop, Stafford, Lancaster, York. Bralorne Explorations (Canada) Limited Berkshire, Oxford, Buckingham, Surrey. Peninsula Petroleum (G.B.) Limited Carmarthen, Glamorgan, Brecknock, Monmouth. Western Warner (U.K.) Limited Somerset, Devon, Dorset.