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  2. Timeline of the oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom

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    UK to Ireland gas interconnector 2, with a 10-inch branch to the Isle of Man commissioned 2004 UK became a net importer of gas 2005 Buncefield explosions and fire at oil terminal in Hertfordshire 2006 BBL pipeline (Balgzand - Bacton Line) commissioned 2007 Oil & Gas UK established 2007 Peak of UK petrol sales 2011

  3. Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom produced 1.42 million BOE per day [4] in 2014, of which 59% [4] was oil/liquids. In 2013 the UK consumed 1.508 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 2.735 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas, [5] so is now an importer of hydrocarbons having been a significant exporter in the 1980s and 1990s.

  4. Petroleum refining in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Following the oil crisis of 1973-4 refining capacity, and the number of oil refineries, was reduced, and many planned refineries were discontinued. In 1976 there were 17 oil refineries in the UK. [18] By 2000 there were 12 refineries namely: [18] Coryton Oil Refinery. BP Amoco, Coryton refinery (later Petroplus, closed 2012)

  5. Offshore Energies UK - Wikipedia

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    The association is the leading representative body for the UK offshore energies that stretches back over 30 years. [3] Its membership is open to all companies active in the area; these include businesses such as super majors, independent oil companies, wind and hydrogen, and SMEs working in the supply chain.

  6. UK Government plans to mandate oil and gas licensing in the ...

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    The UK Government revealed plans to mandate oil and gas licensing in the North Sea in a bid to reduce dependency on “hostile foreign regimes”, it will be announced in the King’s Speech.

  7. History of the petroleum industry - Wikipedia

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    Oil field in California, 1938. The modern history of petroleum began in the nineteenth century with the refining of paraffin from crude oil. The Scottish chemist James Young in 1847 noticed a natural petroleum seepage in the Riddings colliery at Alfreton, Derbyshire from which he distilled a light thin oil suitable for use as lamp oil, at the same time obtaining a thicker oil suitable for ...

  8. Invest in new oil fields, says trade body - AOL

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    Oil and Gas UK estimated that 73% of the UK’s energy is still supplied by oil and gas.

  9. Fact check: The US is the UK’s biggest foreign oil supplier

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    While Norway is a major supplier of oil to the UK, it is the United States which in 2023 – the last full year we have data for – was the UK’s largest oil supplier, according to Government ...