§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give the volume of gas flaring during each quarter since the beginning of 1978.
§ Mr. GrayThe volume of gas flared during each quarter since the beginning of 1978 is as follows:—
Period Gas flared (million standard cubic feet/day) 1978 1st Quarter 326 1978 2nd Quarter 341 1978 3rd Quarter 408 1978 4th Quarter 681 1979 1st Quarter 655 1979 2nd Quarter 708 1979 3rd Quarter 656 1979 4th Quarter 533 1980 1st Quarter 497 1980 2nd Quarter 400 1980 3rd Quarter 371 1980 4th Quarter 369 1981 1st Quarter 401 1981 2nd Quarter 388 1981 3rd Quarter 430 During this period nine new oilfields have started production.