Operators Must Pull Out the Stops to Avoid UK Gas Crisis

Uk Gas resources are in a precarious state, with output falling faster than either the Department of Trade or the UK Offshore Operators Association had anticipated, according to a leading Scottish energy economist.

Tony Mackay, of Mackay Consultants, warns that official projections show UK production remaining in the range 85-100billion cu m per year for the three years, 2005-07, but the latest statistics show an annual decline of about 9%.
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