HL Deb 13 December 1978 vol 397 c708WA
The Earl of LAUDERDALE

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the area of the South Atlantic in respect of which they have authorised a seismic survey of hydrocarbon resources.

Lord GORONWY-ROBERTS

The seismic lines "shot" by Western Geophysical and Texas Instruments during their surveys of the Continental Shelf around the Falkland Islands centred on the Falkland Islands and covered an area of approximately 200,000 square miles.

House adjourned at thirteen minutes before eleven o'clock.