BRITISH GAS PLANS TO DOUBLE GAS FLOW IN MORECAMBE AREA

British Gas plc plans to double gas production from the Morecambe area in the Irish Sea. It recently installed two compressor modules on the central platform of South Morecambe field. The modules, weighing more than 3,000 metric tons, will help increase production from South Morecambe to 1.8 bcfd from about 1.2 bcfd. The company also is developing North Morecambe field, with first production scheduled in October 1994. Output will be about 600 MMcfd from a usually unmanned platform, connected by