History of the British gas industry
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OSTI ID:5474058
From its founding in 1812 as the Gas Light and Coke Co. to its nationalization in 1949, the UK gas industry relied for its supply on coal pyrolysis in retorts, which yielded valuable by-products such as coke and coal tar. In the 1950s, the advent of gas-manufacturing processes based on imported oil briefly challenged the supremacy of coal. The 1959 discovery of the vast Slochteren natural gas field in the Netherlands presaged the large-scale exploitation of North Sea gas that began in the mid-1960s. Due to its experience in importing LNG from Algeria, the British industry was ready to handle the North Sea gas. In 1966, the UK decided to convert the entire country to natural gas - a program that took 10 years to complete, cost nearly $2 billion, and involved modifying 35 million appliances. In the 30 years from the end of World War II through the creation of British Gas Corp. in 1973, the gas industry's move from its weak, fragmented position into the most advanced fields of modern technology involved major changes in marketing strategy, organization, and management, along with complicated political and economic adjustments.
- OSTI ID:
- 5474058
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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