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Department of Energy: Oil Policy (Home) Division and successors: Registered Files...

Catalogue reference: EG 13

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EG 13

This series contains files of the Oil Policy (Home) Division of the Department of Energy and successor bodies. The records relate to the consideration and development of policy relating to the depletion and disposal of North Sea oil, pricing,...

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Reference

EG 13

Title
Department of Energy: Oil Policy (Home) Division and successors: Registered Files (OIL Series)
Date

1970-1989

Description

This series contains files of the Oil Policy (Home) Division of the Department of Energy and successor bodies. The records relate to the consideration and development of policy relating to the depletion and disposal of North Sea oil, pricing, lead in petrol, motor fuel rationing, the government's relationship with oil companies, the British National Oil Corporation, Burmah Oil and British Petroleum, taxation and royalties, gas gathering pipelines and the disposal of natural gas liquids, emergency planning, energy legislation and the Working Group on Depletion Policy.

Arrangement

The files are arranged in numerical order by file reference.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

OIL file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Energy, Oil Policy (Home) Division, 1974-1992
  • Department of Trade and Industry, Oil and Gas Projects and Supplies Office, 1994-2007
Physical description

307 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2000 Department of Trade and Industry

Subjects
Topics
Taxation
Oil and gas
Resources
Disasters and emergencies
Rationing
Accruals

Series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7092/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

13,861 records

Within the department: EG

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Department of Energy: Oil Policy (Home) Division and successors: Registered Files (OIL Series)

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