North Sea Oil (Hansard, 26 July 1978)

HC Deb 26 July 1978 vol 954 c795W 795W

§ Mr. Park
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what are the latest estimates of the output from North Sea oil by 1981.

§ Dr. Mabon
The latest estimates of North Sea oil production are those given in the "Development of the Oil and Gas Resources of the United Kingdom 1978" which was presented to the House in April. For the year 1981 the forecast of production in millions of tonnes ranges between 100 and 120.