§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what volume of gas liquids will be available for petrochemical development; and whether one or several fractionation plants are envisaged.
§ Mr. GrayGas liquids can be employed both for fuel and for petrochemical purposes. The BGC/Mobil gas gathering report (Energy Paper No. 44) suggests that from firm United Kingdom fields which might be connected to a new gas gathering system there could be, from the late 1980s, after meeting BGC specification gas requirements, some 3 million tonnes of liquids a year, in addition to the 4–5 million tonnes a year forecast to be available from systems already in existence or under construction. The number of fractionation plants involved will depend on the detailed systems adopted for gas liquids handling.