§ 5. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many tons of oil, in coal equivalent, have been brought ashore from the North Sea oilfields up to the latest available date; 387W and what is the amount expected in each of the next two years.
§ Mr. John Smith376,533 tons coal equivalent have been brought ashore up to the end of September 1975, the last month for which figures are available. The graph on page 16 of the 1975 Brown Book shows how we expect production to build up in 1976 and 1977.
§ 21. Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportions of British internal requirements of oil and petrol he expects to be met from North Sea sources in 1980 and in 1985, respectively.
§ Mr. John SmithThis will depend on conditions in the world oil market at the time. I would refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer given by my right hon. Friend the former Secretary of State on 6th December 1974, which made it clear that it will not be desirable to meet all our internal requirements from North Sea oil because of its particular qualities.
§ 26. Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy by which month he estimates the landing of the first 10 million tons of oil from the Scottish sector of the North Sea.
§ Mr. John SmithWe estimate that total oil landed from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf will reach 10 million tons in the course of next year.
§ 28. Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many oil companies have agreed to Government participation in North Sea oil production since the last report to the House.
§ Mr. BennSeven companies in all have now agreed in principle to majority State participation in their commercial oilfields in the North Sea.