§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, for the last year for which figures are available, of the total gas available from the United Kingdom continental shelf how much was (a) flared, (b) reinjected, (c) used by the producers and (d) available for internal consumption by the British Gas Corporation.
AVERAGE DAILY GAS FLARING RATES, 1975–79 Period 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Year Million cubic metres … 0.2 2 9 12.5 18 Million cubic feet … 7 73 326 440 639 As percentage equivalent of United Kingdom oil production … 4 5 8 7 7 Period 1979 January-June 1979 July-September 1979 October 1979 November 1979 December Million cubic metres … 19.5 18.5 16 15.5 14 Million cubic feet … 685 656 565 546 487 As percentage equivalent of United Kingdom oil production … 8 7 6.5 6.5 6