§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will express the percentages of associated gas from the United Kingdom continental shelf flared in each year to date given in his answer of 16 February, Official Report, c. 145–6, as a total of cubic feet flared for each of the years given in his answer.
§ Mr. GrayThe quantities of associated gas from United Kingdom continental shelf oilfields which have been flared in each year since oil production started in 1975 are shown in the table:
Year Gas flared million cubic feet Percentage of gas flared against total UKCS gas production 1975 2,474 0.2 1976 26,763 1.9 1977 119,008 7.7 1978 160,537 10.6 1979 233,238 14.4 1980 149,640 10.2 1981 148,786 10.1 1982 *142,891 *9.6 Total 983,337 * Provisional