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Mr. Dewar
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average quarterly output of the North sea oil fields in barrels per day in each of the last eight quarters for which records are available.
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Mr. Rifkind
The average quarterly output of the North seal oilfields in barrels per day is estimated to have been as follows:
| Thousand of barrels per day average rate per quarter |
|
Daily average |
| 1984 |
|
| Q2 |
2,414.5 |
| Q3 |
2,391.7 |
| Q4 |
2,601.3 |
| 1985 |
|
| Q1 |
2,638.7 |
| Q2 |
2,439.8 |
| Q3 |
2,384.8 |
| Q4 |
2,573.7 |
| Site name |
Local Authority District |
Local Authority Region |
Site area (hectares) |
Date of re-notification |
| Cairngorms |
Kincardine and Deeside |
Grampian |
25,948.5 |
— |
| Affric Cannich Hills |
Inverness |
Highland |
17,073.2 |
27 January 1984 |
| Parallel Roads of Lochabcr |
Lochaber |
Highland |
16,664.0 |
— |
| Being Dearg |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
13,715.0 |
10 July 1984 |
| Foinaven and Meall Horn |
Sutherland |
Highland |
13,307.0 |
— |
| North Harris |
Western Isles |
Western Isles |
12,920.6 |
12 September 1984 |
| Eastern Cairngorms |
Kincardine and Deeside |
Grampian |
12,141.0 |
— |
| Ben Klibreck |
Sutherland |
Highland |
11,182.0 |
— |
| Cuillins |
Skye and Lochalsh |
Highland |
10,915.8 |
20 August 1985 |
| Inverpolly |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
10,857.0 |
— |
| Monadhliath |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
Highland |
10,696.3 |
— |
| Rhum |
Lochaber |
Highland |
10,684.0 |
— |
| Rannoch Moor |
Perth and Kinross |
Tayside |
10,232.0 |
19 April 1985 |
| Arran Northern Mountains |
Cunninghame |
Strathclyde |
10,198.4 |
— |
| Drumochter Hills |
Perth and Kinross |
Tayside |
9,690.0 |
31 August 1985 |
| Fannich Hills |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
9,546.9 |
— |
| Cromarty Firth |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
8,523.9 |
— |
| Ben More Assynt and Breabag |
Sutherland |
Highland |
8,401.0 |
— |
| Moorfoot Hills |
Tweeddale |
Borders |
8,125.0 |
— |
| Beinn A Ghlo |
Perth and Kinross |
Tayside |
7,933.11 |
15 December 1983 |
| Merrick Kells |
Merrick |
Dumfries and Galloway |
7,928.8 |
— |
| Langholm—Newcastleton Hills |
Roxburgh |
Borders |
7,679.0) |
4 July 1985 |
| Creag Meagaidh |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
Highland |
6,986. |
12 July 1983 |
| Ben Nevis |
Lochaber |
Highland |
6,981.0 |
|
| Letterewe Forest |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
6,974.2 |
— |
| Ben Lawers |
Perth and Kinross |
Tayside |
5,943.2 |
23 August 1985 |
| Tweedsmuir Hills |
Tweeddale |
Borders |
5,544.0 |
— |
| Ben Wyvis |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
5,471.9 |
16 May 1985 |
| Caerlaverock |
Nithsdale |
Dumfries and Galloway |
5,469.1 |
— |
| Monar Forest |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
5,420.0 |
5 March 1984 |
| Inner Tay Estuarty |
Perth and Kinross |
Tayside |
5,400.0 |
23 August 1985 |
| North Hoy |
Orkney |
Orkney |
5,346.1 |
— |
| Southern Parphe |
Sutherland |
Highland |
5,311.7 |
— |
| An Teallach |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
5,239.7 |
3 May 1984 |
| Garabal Hill |
Argyll |
Strathclyde |
5,180.0 |
— |
| Caenlochan |
Angus |
Tayside |
5,043.4 |
29 November 1984 |
| Culbin Sands, Forest and Findhorn Bay |
Moray |
Grampian |
4,975.8 |
14 February 1984 |
| Beinn Eighe |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
4,758.0 |
26 February 1985 |
| Cree Estuarty |
Merrick |
Dumfries and Galloway |
4,739.3 |
— |
| Ben Loyal |
Sutherland |
Highland |
4,431.0 |
25 February 1985 |
| Glen Muick and Lochnagar |
Kincardine |
Grampian |
4,306.8 |
5 January 1984 |
| Beinn Bhan |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
4,235.0 |
3 May 1984 |
| Knockfin Heights |
Caithness |
Highland |
4,188.3 |
19 September 1984 |
| Glen Tanar |
Kincardine |
Grampian |
4,185.0 |
14 February 1984 |
| Ardnamurchan |
Lochaber |
Highland |
4,135.0 |
— |
| Cam Nan Tri Tighearnan |
Inverness |
Highland |
4,106.0 |
25 November 1983 |
| Ben Heasgarnich |
Perth and Kinross |
Tayside |
4,064.0 |
19 April 1985 |
| Glen Strathfarrar (including NNR) |
Inverness |
Highland |
4,030.6 |
12 April 1984 |
| Cape Wrath-Durness |
Sutherland |
Highland |
3,880.0 |
— |
| Torridon Forest |
Ross and Cromarty |
Highland |
3,773.8 |
— |
| Ronas Hill-North Roe |
Shetland |
Shetland |
3,743.5 |
— |
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|
Daily average |
| 1986 |
|
| Q1 |
2,666.4 |