HC Deb 29 October 1980 vol 991 c283W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of cubic feet per day of gas that are flared from each of the North Sea oil fields producing more than 50,000

ASSOCIATED GAS FLARED AT UKCS OILFIELDS PRODUCING MORE THAN 50,000 BARRELS OF OIL A DAY
1979 Units=Million standard cubic feet; average daily rates Third quarter 1980
Gas flared Percentage of gas produced Gas flared Percentage of gas produced
Beryl 19 17 12 9
Brent 324 97 107 44
Claymore 4 26 1 6
Dunlin 26 93 21 86
Forties 109 69 74 54
Ninian 44 86 48 59
Piper 56 45 29 31
Thistle 18 80 19 67
TOTAL 600 71 314 41

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