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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the recent conference of the North Sea states in Norway; which members of her Department attended it; what discussions took place; and what conclusions were reached. - Includes ref to 16 April 2002...

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Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answered

Date

10 June 2002

Reference

58537; 386 c980-1W;386 c981W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, by what date she expects Norway will be unable to meet further UK demand for gas; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

17 October 2001

For answer on

30 October 2001

Answered on

30 October 2001

Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry by what date she expects Norway will be unable to meet further UK demand for gas; and if she will make a statement. [9052] Mr. Wilson: Demand for gas is dependent on a number of factors, including energy prices, GDP growth and the impact of other measures such as the Climate Change Programme. Future demand levels are therefore uncertain and, consequently, the extent to which the UK will need to import gas from Norway or elsewhere cannot be accurately predicted. Against that background, current best estimates are that the UK is likely to become a net importer from around 2005-06 with the possibility of 90 per cent. of the UK's gas being imported by 2020. Figures from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate show that Norway has about 2,100bcm of remaining discovered gas resources in the North Sea and expects to be able to produce at least 90bcm of gas a year until 2050. The extent to which those resources might be available to meet further UK demand will depend on a number of variable factors, including movements in gas and oil prices, which may affect the anticipated level of production; any growth in Norway's domestic demand for gas; competition for Norway's gas from other purchasers in Europe and elsewhere; and the availability of capacity in infrastructure linking Norwegian supplies to the UK. Although there will be a point at which Norwegian gas will be unable to meet further UK demand, it is difficult to give a meaningful estimate of when that might be. I am, however, fully aware of the need to secure longer term security of supply from a range of sources and this is one of the issues under consideration as part of the Performance and Innovation Unit's current review of energy policy.

Date

30 October 2001

Reference

9052; 373 c586W

House

House of Commons

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