53°42′14″N 0°35′35″E / 53.704°N 0.593°E / 53.704; 0.593 The Easington Catchment Area (known as ECA) is a group of natural gas producing fields in the Southern North Sea. They lie in UK Blocks 42 and 47 between 25 and 30 miles (40 and 48 km) east of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast. The fields are operated by Perenco .
41-665: The Easington Catchment Area project was developed in two phases. The £150 million first phase involved development of the Mercury (Block 47/9b) and Neptune (Blocks 47/4b and 47/5a) gas fields which had been discovered in 1983 and 1985 respectively. The ECA partners were, for the Neptune field: BG Exploration and Production Limited (61%), BP (18%), and Amerada Hess (21%); and for the Mercury Field: BG Exploration and Production Limited (73%) and Amerada Hess (27%). The Neptune field
82-556: A fuel was still being marketed to consumers, by such means as the National Gas Congress and Exhibition in 1913. The gas used in the 19th and early 20th centuries was coal gas , but in the period of 1967–77, British domestic coal gas supplies were replaced by natural gas . In 1948, Clement Attlee 's Labour government reshaped the gas industry, bringing in the Gas Act 1948. The act (on the vesting date of 1 April 1949) nationalised
123-446: A further demerger separated the company into Lattice Group and BG Group. Lattice took ownership of Transco (the gas transporter for the UK), Advantica (gas engineering and consultancy specialist) along with the property and transport companies and BG Group took ownership of gas fields and other assets. In 2002, Lattice merged with National Grid Company to become National Grid Transco which
164-524: A joint venture with Origin. However, in October 2008, BG Group bought Queensland Curtis LNG for US$ 3.4bn in order to operate in Asia's liquefied natural gas market, and on 1 November 2010, BG Group announced plans to invest £9.3bn on the world's first project to liquefy and ship gas produced from coal deposits – the first in a series of " coal seam methane " projects in the region of eastern Australia; by late 2014, this
205-437: A loss of approximately 680 jobs. In May 2018, Centrica announced that British Gas had lost 100,000 customers since the start of the year. However, the parent company was still likely to hit its targets of 2018, and pay dividends of 12p per share. British Gas was led by chief executive, Sarwjit Sambhi, who oversees a business that provides energy and services to around ten million homes, and employs over 28,000 staff based across
246-459: A major liquefied natural gas (LNG) business and was the largest supplier of LNG to the United States. As at 31 December 2009, it had total proven commercial reserves of 2.6 billion barrels (410,000,000 m ) of oil equivalent. The company was created in 1997 when British Gas plc divested Centrica and became BG plc , which was reorganised in 1999 as BG Group plc. On 23 October 2000,
287-478: A series of media stories highlighting their poor customer service and practice of breaking into homes to force people onto pre-payment meters. After an internal enquiry, they announced they would no longer use the third-party contractor responsible. In a 2023 review, the UK government regulator for the energy sector, Ofgem , found that British Gas had 'moderate weaknesses' with their customer service processes, alongside
328-539: A speed limiter, designed by Siemens . The deal was renewed in September 2015. In 2020 British Gas announced they would be introducing an all electric fleet of vans, with all diesel vehicles to be replaced by 2025. The company are currently replacing diesel vehicles with the Vauxhall Vivaro-e. In April 2021, British Gas changed the contractual terms and conditions for thousands of its workers. Those who did not accept
369-515: Is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom . It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica . Serving around ten million homes in the United Kingdom, British Gas was the largest energy supplier in the country until 2024 when it was overtaken by Octopus Energy . It remains the largest gas supplier. It
410-500: Is considered one of the Big Six dominating the gas and electricity market in the United Kingdom. The Gas Light and Coke Company was the first public utility company in the world. It was founded by Frederick Albert Winsor and incorporated by royal charter on 30 April 1812 under the seal of King George III . It continued to thrive for the next 136 years, expanding into domestic services whilst absorbing many smaller companies including
451-459: The "gas board", a term still sometimes used when referring to British Gas. In addition, the Gas Act established the Gas Council , its constitution was such that control lay effectively with the area boards. The council consisted of a chairman and deputy chairman, both appointed by the minister, and the chairmen of each of the twelve area boards. The council served as a channel of communication with
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#1733084524952492-855: The Aldgate Gas Light and Coke Company (1819), the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company (1870), the Equitable Gas Light Company (1871), the Great Central Gas Consumer's Company (1870), Victoria Docks Gas Company (1871), Western Gas Light Company (1873), Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company (1876), Independent Gas Light and Coke Company (1876), the London Gas Light Company (1883), Richmond Gas Company (1925), Brentford Gas Company (1926), Pinner Gas Company (1930) and Southend-on-Sea and District Gas Company (1932). On 1 May 1949,
533-680: The Apollo field was as shown. In 2009 BP acquired BG Group's share of the Juno fields. In 2012 BP sold its interests in the ECA fields and installations to Perenco . BG Group BG Group plc was a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Reading , United Kingdom. On 8 April 2015, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire BG Group for $ 70 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder agreement. The sale
574-453: The BG acquisition by Royal Dutch Shell was completed on 15 February 2016. BG Group's main business was the exploration and extraction of natural gas and oil and the production of liquefied natural gas . It sold these products to wholesale customers such as retail gas suppliers and electricity generating companies. It also owned some gas pipelines and was involved in some power generation projects. It
615-544: The British Gas retail brand. British Gas acquired Dyno-Rod in October 2004. In April 2016, it was announced that 224,000 residential customers had left the company, citing customers coming to the end of their fixed deals and then moving on to other suppliers as the main reason for this loss. In the same month (April 2016) British Gas also announced it would be closing a call centre and office in Oldbury (West Midlands), with
656-523: The Cleeton installation via a 16-inch diameter pipeline. The gas is separated, dried and metered on Cleeton before transmission into the BP Cleeton/Dimlington pipeline system. A contract for the pipelines and subsea facilities, valued at around £23m, was awarded to ETPM UK. Methanol for hydrate formation inhibition is piped from Cleeton to the Neptune platform. First gas was produced in 1999. Details of
697-523: The GLCC became the major part of the new North Thames Gas Board , one of Britain's twelve regional gas boards after the passing of the Gas Act 1948 by Clement Attlee 's post-war Labour government . In the beginning of the 1900s, the gas market in the United Kingdom was mainly run by county councils and small private firms. At this time the use of a flammable gas (often known as " town gas ") piped to houses as
738-542: The London stock market. To encourage individuals to become shareholders, the offer was intensely advertised with the "If you see Sid...Tell him!" campaign. The privatisation was criticised by Baron Gray of Contin who said it broke a key part of the Conservative's 1983 manifesto that the party would not simply replace one monopoly with another; at the time, British Gas was the only organisation that could supply gas to anyone in
779-515: The Minerva platform, and the combined flow exported via a 16-inch diameter pipeline to the BG-operated ECA riser tower bridge-linked to the Cleeton complex. The Wollaston and Whittle fields are developed via subsea wells and flowlines tied back via a manifold and a 12-inch diameter pipeline to the ECA riser tower, where they are co-mingled with the Minerva hub fluids. The first gas from the second phase
820-615: The Penguin. In 2023 British Gas began a five-year partnership with the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association. British Gas is a supplier of both gas and electricity for homes across the country. However the infrastructure (pipes) which delivers the gas to consumers is owned and maintained by other companies. Similarly, the network of towers and cables that distributes their electricity
861-447: The United Kingdom. A further seven hundred job cuts in the United Kingdom were announced by Centrica in July 2019, amid growing marketplace challenges, which include the loss of 742,000 customers in 2018, and the government's price cap. In May 2007, British Gas signed a deal which saw 1,000 Volkswagen Caddy vans being supplied to the firm, which were fitted with a bespoke racking system and
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#1733084524952902-452: The area boards, was appointed and supervised by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry until 1974, when those powers were vested in the newly created position of Secretary of State for Energy . The Conservative Government, led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher introduced the Gas Act 1986 , which led to the privatisation of the company, and on 8 December 1986, its shares floated on
943-558: The beginning of the 1970s, the gas industry was again restructured after the Gas Act 1972 was passed. The act merged all the area boards, created the British Gas Corporation and abolished the Gas Council. From its inception, the corporation was responsible for development and maintenance of the supply of gas to Great Britain, in addition to satisfying reasonable demand for gas throughout the country. Its leadership, like that of
984-475: The beginning of the 1990s, one advertisement included Cheryl Tweedy as a small child, more than ten years before the beginning of her pop music career. In November 2012, the Information Commissioner's Office publicly listed British Gas as one of a number of companies that it had concerns about due to complaints of unsolicited marketing telephone calls. In response, British Gas said that "We uphold
1025-418: The changes by midday on 14 April 2021, were told to leave the firm. This resulted in a public outcry over the treatment of long-time workers, in particular over social media and with support from workers' unions and the opposition Labour Party . In response, British Gas workers went on strike between January and June 2021, when workers accepted a new pay deal. In 2023, British Gas came under criticism after
1066-567: The company on 15 February 2016, following successful completion of the Shell acquisition and was replaced by a Shell appointed transition CEO. RepRisk listed the BG Group as seventh in its top ten of "Most Environmentally and Socially Controversial Companies of 2010" . Reasons for the company's inclusion are as follows. British Gas plc British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland )
1107-533: The country. In February 1997, eleven years after it had been privatised, British Gas plc demerged to become the entirely separate BG Group and the Gas Sales and Gas Trading, Services and Retail businesses. The Gas Sales and Gas Trading and Services and Retail businesses, together with the gas production business of the North and South Morecambe gas fields, were transferred to Centrica , which continues to own and operate
1148-405: The first phase installations are summarised in the table. The production profile, in mcm/y, of the Neptune field was as shown. The £270 million second phase of the ECA project, known as Juno, included the development of the Apollo (Block 47/4a), Artemis (Block 47/3), Minerva (Block 47/3), Whittle (Block 42/28b) and Wollaston (Block 42/28) gas fields. The majority stakeholder for the Juno fields
1189-532: The gas industry in the United Kingdom and 1,062 privately owned and municipal gas companies were merged into twelve area gas boards , each a separate body with its own management structure. The twelve gas boards were: Eastern, East Midlands, Northern, North Eastern, North Thames , North West, Scottish , Southern, South Eastern, South West, Wales, and West Midlands. Each area board was divided into geographical groups or divisions which were often further divided into smaller districts. These boards simply became known as
1230-487: The highest standards when contacting people in their homes, and only use contact information if we have express permission to do so". In July 2014, regulator Ofgem reached an agreement with British Gas for the company to pay £1 million in compensation to hundreds of people, who had been advised to switch from other suppliers to British Gas by British Gas advisers using exaggerated claims. On 20 September 2015, British Gas launched an advert, including their new mascot, Wilbur
1271-462: The initial drilling of an oil exploration well offshore in Kenya . In April 2015, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire BG Group for $ 70 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder agreement. The deal gave BG shareholders 19% of the combined group, and gave Shell extensive access to BG's LNG assets, accelerating its global LNG and deep water strategy. Finalisation of
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1312-641: The majority of suppliers. They are described as the "worst firm to be moved to" by MoneySavingExpert.com after a 2022 survey. British Gas has actively been involved in sports sponsorship since the early 2000s. This includes a six-year, £15 million deal with British Swimming between 2009 and 2015, encompassing the London 2012 Olympics . From 2006 to 2009, it sponsored the Southern Football League of England . The company's extensive television advertising has featured many high-profile individuals, and in
1353-479: The minister; undertook labour negotiations; undertook research; and acted as spokesperson for the gas industry generally. The Gas Act 1965 shifted the balance of power to the centre: it put the Gas Council on the same footing as the area boards, with the powers to borrow up to £900 million, to manufacture or acquire gas and to supply gas in bulk to any area board. In May 1968, the Gas Council moved to large new offices at 59 Bryanston Street, Marble Arch , London. In
1394-443: Was active around the world, with only a minority of its business being in the UK. BG Group was a multinational company with operations in 27 countries. Key areas for the company included: Sir Frank Chapman was appointed Chief Executive of the BG Group in October 2000. His remuneration for this role in 2008 consisted of £1,081,588 base salary and a £1,944,000 bonus. Chapman stood down at the end of 2012 after 12 years as CEO , and
1435-551: Was completed on 15 February 2016. Prior to the takeover, BG Group was listed on the London Stock Exchange ( BG.L ) and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . In the 2015 Forbes Global 2000 , BG Group was ranked as the 583rd largest public company in the world. Prior to its acquisition by Shell, BG Group had operations in 25 countries across six continents and produced around 680,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It had
1476-465: Was developed using three new wells, an existing well and a new NUI (normally unattended installation). The Mercury field was developed with a subsea installation with well fluids produced to the Neptune NUI via a 10-inch diameter pipeline. The Neptune platform consists of a 630 tonne jacket supporting a 681 tonne deck. From the Neptune platform co-mingled fluids are transported to a dedicated riser tower on
1517-594: Was produced in 2003. Apollo and Artemis are named from the Greek deities, Minerva from the Roman Deity, Whittle from Frank Whittle the inventor of the turbojet engine , and Wollaston from the Scientist William Hyde Wollaston . The second phase JUNO installations are summarised in the table. 0.550000 0.550000 0.594915 0.542964 0.842167 Carboniferous The production profile, in mcm/y, of
1558-572: Was renamed National Grid in 2005. In September 2007, BG Group delisted its ADRs from the New York Stock Exchange . Instead its shares began trading on the US over-the-counter market. In June 2008, BG Group made a US$ 13.1 billion bid to acquire Origin Energy , Australia's largest coal-seam gas producer, but were outmanoeuvred by ConocoPhillips , who offered to invest US$ 9.1 billion in
1599-550: Was replaced by Chris Finlayson , previously managing director for 'BG Advance', a business function within the Group. Chapman continued as an advisor to BG Group until he retired in June 2013. Finlayson lost the confidence of the Board in 2014 and resigned, replaced by Andrew Gould. On 15 October 2014, the company announced that Helge Lund , former CEO of Statoil , would become CEO . Lund left
1640-532: Was sending gas produced from coal deposits by pipeline to a terminal in Gladstone on the east coast. In October 2011, BG Group signed a US$ 8 billion deal with Cheniere Energy to export liquefied natural gas from the United States. In October 2012, BG sold its 65% majority stake in Gujarat Gas Company for $ 470 million to the state-run Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation . In January 2014, BG Group announced
1681-455: Was the BG Group . The Minerva hub facilities consist of subsea production systems on Apollo and Artemis and a normally unattended installation (NUI) at Minerva. The Apollo subsea wells are tied back via a manifold and pipeline to the Minerva platform. The Artemis appraisal well is also tied back via a separate pipeline to the Minerva platform. Produced fluids from all three fields are co-mingled on