§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the lead time required for building the North Sea gas gathering pipeline and associated separation and chemical facilities.
§ Mr. GrayConstruction timetables would be a matter for the organisations involved in a gas gathering system.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, of the total gas currently being flared in the North Sea, what volume and percentage would be saved through building the projected North Sea gas gathering pipeline.
§ Mr. GrayI expect fields currently flaring substantial quantities and with several years' potential gas production left to have gas conservation systems in reliable operation well before a new gas gathering pipeline to shore could be constructed. The pipeline would largely serve future fields.