§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the value of the manufacturing and servicing market when gas was discovered in the English sector of the North Sea; how many exploration and production rigs were built; and what was the value of the work taken by companies operating in the English sector of the United Kingdom economy.
§ Dr. J. Dickson MabonThe United Kingdom Continental Shelf is one: there are no sectors. Collection of data on orders placed for the UKCS did not start until 1972 and has never distinguished between orders for oil or gas production nor between the various parts of the United Kingdom.
There are now 33 registered fixed installations and one exploration rig in the Southern North Sea Basin, opposite the mainland of England.