§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many appendix B applications have been submitted to his Department in respect of fields in the North Sea; and what are the total recoverable reserves involved therein.
§ Mr. GrayTwenty-six annex B applications have been submitted to date to my Department in respect of North Sea oil fields. The Department estimates that the recoverable reserves of these fields amounts to 1,490 million tonnes; in addition some 45 million tonnes of condensate are associated with the fields.