§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many licences have been granted for the exploration of gas in the Ryedale district.
§ Mr. WakehamSince the introduction of the Petroleum (Production) Regulations 1966, 23 petroleum licences have been awarded covering areas wholly or partly within the Ryedale district. Of these, 13 are still in existence. These licences confer rights to explore for oil as well as gas. I have placed in the Libraries of both Houses a copy of a map which shows the current licensed areas in the Ryedale district.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list(a) the area, (b) the applicant and (c) the date of all applications that have been made to date to take up licences granted for gas exploration in the Ryedale district.
§ Mr. WakehamThe table lists the licences which have been awarded for areas which are wholly or partly in Ryedale district since the introduction of the Petroleum (Production) Regulations 1966. The licences confer rights to explore for oil as well as gas.
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Licence Date of application Applicant group Current licensees Area awarded PL234 July 1982 Taylor Woodrow RTZ ELF James Finlay Candecca Resources Kelt U.K. Ltd. Candecca Resources Nedlloyd Energy 150 sq kms Exploration Licences (EXLs) EXL005 September 1985 Taylor Woodrow Candecca Resources ELF James Finlay RTZ Kelt U.K. Ltd. Candecca Resources Pict Petroleum ELF Oil and Gas 91 sq kms EXL006 September 1985 Amoco ELF Amoco UK Ltd. ELF UK Ltd. 192 sq kms EXL036 September 1985 Shell Garth Resources 155 sq kms Licence surrendered EXL098 September 1986 Clyde Petroleum Ind Scot Energy Bow Valley Clyde Exploration Industrial Scotland Energy Bow Valley Petroleum 116 sq kms EXL099 September 1986 Taylor Woodrow Candecca Resources RTZ ELF James Finlay 40 sq kms Licence surrendered EXL105 May 1987 Enterprise Oil BGas BP Pet Dev Peko Pet Whitehall Pet Tullow Exploration BGas BP Exploration Amerada Hess DNO Onshore 170 sq kms EXL129 January 1988 Marinex Pet Aran Energy Holl Sea Search Renown Energy Teredo Pet Aran Energy Puffin Oil Monument Resources 151 sq kms EXL130 January 1988 Amoco UK Amoco UK 51 sq kms EXL180 October 1989 Kelt U.K. Ltd. Candecca Resources Marinex Exploration Tullow Exploration Kelt U.K. Ltd. Candecca Resources Marinex Exploration Tullow Exploration 85 sq kms Appraisal Licence (AL) AL003 July 1989 Kelt U.K. Ltd. Candecca Resources Teredo Pet Tullow Exploration James Finlay Kelt U.K. Ltd. Candecca Resources Marinex Exploration Tullow Exploration 40 sq kms Note: Under "Applicant Group" and "Current Licensees", all companies involved in the licence are listed. In each case the operator of the licence is the first listed.