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East Midlands Oil Province
The East Midlands Oil Province, also known as the East Midlands Petroleum Province, covers the petroliferous geological area across the north-eastern part of the East Midlands of England that has a few small oil fields.
The largest field in the province is the Welton oil field, near Lincoln. It is the second largest onshore oil field in the UK.
It comprises Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and northern Leicestershire.
The UK's first oil field was discovered in the East Midlands, at Hardstoft in east Derbyshire in 1919. Prior to this, from 1851, oil shale in the Midland Valley in Scotland was used, until 1962. With North Sea oil, Britain became self-sufficient with oil and became a net exporter of oil in 1981, with exports peaking in 1985 and production peaking in 1999. The UK became a net exporter of gas in 1997 and a net importer of gas in 2004, and also a net importer of oil in 2004. UK consumption of petroleum increases each year. Per capita consumption of oil annually is about 1.3 tonnes. The UK has the capacity to refine 92 million tonnes of crude oil a year.
Currently the North Sea is producing around 1.5 million barrels of oil a day. The peak was in 2000 at 4.5 million a day. The Brent oilfield is being decommissioned. The United Kingdom Continental Shelf has reserves of between 12 – 24 billion barrels. In 2014, around 14% of the UK's gas came from Russia via Ukraine.
The highest production was September 1943, when 10,049 tons produced, or 335 tons per day. This record would be next exceeded in March 1963, when 10,478 tons, or 338 tons per day were produced.
In 1958, it produced 80,000 tons, with oil, in the 1950s, taken to Pumpherston in Scotland. For the north Nottinghamshire oil fields, and some in Leicestershire in the 1950s, oil was taken by road tanker to Tuxford North railway station, then by train to Uphall railway station in West Lothian. The closing of railway stations, in the 1960s, would consequently affect the transportation of oil.
In 1960 it produced 85,000 tons, and in 106,000 tons in 1961. In 1964 the East Midlands fields produced 127,491 tons, and in 1974, the East Midlands produced 80,000 tonnes.
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East Midlands Oil Province
The East Midlands Oil Province, also known as the East Midlands Petroleum Province, covers the petroliferous geological area across the north-eastern part of the East Midlands of England that has a few small oil fields.
The largest field in the province is the Welton oil field, near Lincoln. It is the second largest onshore oil field in the UK.
It comprises Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and northern Leicestershire.
The UK's first oil field was discovered in the East Midlands, at Hardstoft in east Derbyshire in 1919. Prior to this, from 1851, oil shale in the Midland Valley in Scotland was used, until 1962. With North Sea oil, Britain became self-sufficient with oil and became a net exporter of oil in 1981, with exports peaking in 1985 and production peaking in 1999. The UK became a net exporter of gas in 1997 and a net importer of gas in 2004, and also a net importer of oil in 2004. UK consumption of petroleum increases each year. Per capita consumption of oil annually is about 1.3 tonnes. The UK has the capacity to refine 92 million tonnes of crude oil a year.
Currently the North Sea is producing around 1.5 million barrels of oil a day. The peak was in 2000 at 4.5 million a day. The Brent oilfield is being decommissioned. The United Kingdom Continental Shelf has reserves of between 12 – 24 billion barrels. In 2014, around 14% of the UK's gas came from Russia via Ukraine.
The highest production was September 1943, when 10,049 tons produced, or 335 tons per day. This record would be next exceeded in March 1963, when 10,478 tons, or 338 tons per day were produced.
In 1958, it produced 80,000 tons, with oil, in the 1950s, taken to Pumpherston in Scotland. For the north Nottinghamshire oil fields, and some in Leicestershire in the 1950s, oil was taken by road tanker to Tuxford North railway station, then by train to Uphall railway station in West Lothian. The closing of railway stations, in the 1960s, would consequently affect the transportation of oil.
In 1960 it produced 85,000 tons, and in 106,000 tons in 1961. In 1964 the East Midlands fields produced 127,491 tons, and in 1974, the East Midlands produced 80,000 tonnes.
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