HC Deb 13 March 1978 vol 946 cc23-4W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give a list of the fields in the British sector of the North Sea which could produce substantial quantities of natural gas liquids; and at what price he recommends that they should be made available to the petrochemical industry in the United Kingdom.

Dr. J. Dickson Mabon

Gas-Gathering Pipelines (North Sea) Ltd. has been asked to determine as accurately as is practicable the potential yield of natural gas liquids in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. The final report of the company is to be submitted to the Government within the next month. The Government do not interfere in price negotiations between suppliers and users.