HC Deb 21 July 1980 vol 989 c34W
18. Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the latest estimate of oil extraction from the United Kingdom part of the North Sea in 1980; and how this compares with the official previous estimate.

Mr. Gray

In my report to Parliament on the development of the oil and gas resources of the United Kingdom, published on 30 June 1980, oil production in 1980 is estimated at 80–85 million tonnes. This is lower than the estimate of 85–105 million tonnes in the report published in July 1979.