§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will set out in the Official Report a list of the 14 oilfields currently under development in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, stating in each case the date of first discovery, the date on which a development programme was announced, the date on which production 600W started or is expected to start and the anticipated peak production in barrels per day.
§ Mr. John SmithAppendix 9 of the 1975 Brown Book sets out, in respect of the 13 oil fields then considered to be commercial, the date of discovery, the operators' estimated date of production start up, and the operators' estimated level of peak production. Not all companies make announcements when they begin development activity. Since the Brown Book was published the United Kingdom Statfjord field has attained commercial status and the Norwegian and United Kingdom licensees are discussing joint development of the field, which straddles the median line. Other developments are that the Argyll and Forties fields have now started production, in June and November respectively, the Auk field is expected to start producing this month and the Beryl field in January 1976.