Dr F. Howitt, of BP, assesses the oil and gas reserves which Britain can expect to exploit from the waters around its coastlines. Although supplies are limited, there seems to be some room for optimism: even if no more oil is discovered there may still be a small supply at the beginning of the next century.
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Howitt, F. North Sea oil in a world context. Nature 249, 700–703 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249700a0
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