§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many barrels of crude oil and liquids have been produced in the United Kingdom sector of the North sea in 1986 to date; at what average daily rate; and what his forecast is for production for the whole of 1986.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithUnited Kingdom North sea production of crude oil and liquids up to the end of August 1986 was 656 million barrels; giving an average daily rate of 2.70 million barrels per day.
Our current expectation for the whole of 1986 is the mid-point of the Brown Book range of 920 to 1,035 million barrels.