Gross UK production of natural gas - 2013

Gross UK production of natural gas in Q1 2013 UK gas demand increased by 11.5% compared to Q1 2012, dirven by the colder temperatures seen in Q1 2013 compared to Q1 2012. UK Imports and exports of gas Q1 2013 Blane (UK) Field 0.01 TWh Ula Field (Norwegian) Vesterled Pipeline 21.1 TWh Tampen link and Langeled Pipline 65.5 Twh Gjoa/Vega16.3 Twh BBL LNG 0.0 TWh 30.7 TWh Chiswick, Grove, Markham, Minke, Windermere and Wingate UK-Ireland Interconnector 30.2 TWh. 13.8 TWh 2.6 TWh LNG 6.7 TWh 5.3 TWh LNG 9.3 TWh UK-Belgium Inerconnector Imports Export NTS - National Transmission System for gas, Including link to N.Ireland Production and imports and exports of natural gas Revised figures for 2012 show production of natural gas was 14.1 % lower than in 2011. A key driver of this fall in production was the Elgin gas leak that occurred in March 2012 and which has constrained production since. 175 150 125 Total indigenous UK production of natural gas in Q1 2013 was 14.6 % lower than in the same quarter a year earlier. 100 THw As a result of much lower production, imports were 7.6 % higher in the first quarter of 2013 versus quarter 1 2012, whilst exports were 39.9 % lower. Exports were at their lowest since the first quarter of 2008. The trade position for quarter 1 2013 shows between imports and exports) were 160 TWh, 20.6 per cent higher than in the same quarter in 2012. 75 50 s net imports (difference 25 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Indigenous Production Imports Exports UK demand for natural gas 200 UK overall demand in Q1 2013 increased by 11.5 % compared to the same quarter a year 160 ago. Increased gas demand was primarily driven by the increase in domestic use, up 21.5% in Q1 2013 versus Q1 2012. The increased domestic demand was driven by Q1 2013 being colder than Q1 2012. The average temperature in the first quarter of 2013 was 2.7 degrees colder than in the same quarter in 2012. 140 120 100 THw 80 Industry gas used for electricity generation were similar in Q1 2013 as in the previous year, being up by 1.1 per cent and 1.2 % espectively. Other final users gas use was up by 11.5 %, again reflecting the colder temperatures in Q1'2013 compared to the previous year. breakdowns have been revised back to 2008 in line with updated information from other 60 40 20 For 2013, the sectoral Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 surveys. Domestic ...... Industries ---Others -- • Electricity generation Source - Department of Energy and Climate Change UK www.businessgas4u.co.uk