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Department of Energy: Petroleum Engineering Division and successor: Registered Files...

Catalogue reference: EG 22

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EG 22

The series contains records relating to the development of various oilfields.

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Reference
EG 22
Title
Department of Energy: Petroleum Engineering Division and successor: Registered Files (PEA Series)
Date
1975-1997
Description

The series contains records relating to the development of various oilfields.

Related material

Files relating to the location of oilfields are in EG 13

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PEA Prefix
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Department of Energy, Petroleum Engineering Division, 1976-1992
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Oil and Gas Division, 1992-1997
Physical description
31 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2023 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Subjects
Topics
Oil and gas
Accruals
This series is accruing.
Selection and destruction information
Selected under collection theme 2.2.1.2 management of the economy
Administrative / biographical background

The Petroleum Engineering Division of the Department of Energy was responsible for the assessment of petroleum discoveries and prospects, operations and safety, the organisation of programme approvals, research and development in the exploration and exploitation of the UK Continental Shelf and the diving and pipelines inspectorates. In 1992 the Division became the Petroleum Engineering Directorate within the Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16376/

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Department of Energy: Petroleum Engineering Division and successor: Registered Files (PEA Series)

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