Written question asked by Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 13 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 April 2012. It was answered by Charles Hendry (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Methane
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the volume of methane escaping to the atmosphere from the Elgin Field; and what the warming potential of this is in carbon dioxide equivalent.
- Answer
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The estimates provided by Total, based on formation data and modelling, indicate that the release rate is approximately 2 kg of gas per second, equivalent to approximately 200,000 m³ per day, and that the release is predominantly methane.This is equivalent to approximately 3,300 tonnes of CO2 per day, which would equate to the annual emissions of about 300 homes.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 103307; 543 c365W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Methane
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