§ Dr. J. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what, at the latest available date, is the rate of production of oil from the off-shore oilfields in the North sea.
§ Mr. GrayThe latest confirmed figures available show that oil—including natural gas liquids—was being produced from the North sea at a rate of 2.3 million barrels a day during December 1982. The average rate of production during 1982 as a whole was, however, rather lower at 2.11 million barrels a day and I expect the average rate for 1983 to be approximately the same.