North Sea gasIn 1967, the first North Sea gas was piped ashore to BP's Easington terminal on the East Riding of Yorkshire coast of England. Thus this year also saw the beginning of the ten year national Conversion programme which involved the physical conversion of every appliance in the country from coal gas to natural gas. The first surveys in the North Sea had begun in 1962. The West Sole field was discovered in September 1965. The field lies 70 kilometres off the Humberside coast, in approximately 28 metres of water. Drilling of the production wells began in July 1966, and in March 1967 the first North Sea natural gas was piped ashore. Within ten years, the West Sole field was supplying almost all of Britain's gas. |
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