§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the cumulative total of associated gas from the United Kingdom continental shelf oilfields that has been flared to date; and what percentage this is of United Kingdom continental shelf gas production in each year since production started.
§ Mr. GrayThe cumulative total of associated gas from United Kingdom continental shelf oilfields which has been flared up to the end of 1982, is 27,845 million cubic metres. The percentages of flaring against total United Kingdom continental shelf gas production in each year since oil production started is shown in the following table:
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per cent. 1975 0.2 1976 1.9 1977 7.7 1978 10.6 1979 14.4
per cent. 1980 10.2 1981 10.1 1982 *9.6 * Provisional. Figures of gas flared have been added to those of gas production, included in Appendix 9 of the Brown Book, in calculating the above percentages.