A History of the British Gas Industry |
Contents
The Prehistory of the Gas Industry | 3 |
The First Commercial Projects | 6 |
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY UP TO THE FIRST WORLD | 13 |
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Annual Report appliances Area Boards Bacton basis Britain British Gas Corporation British Gas Industries burners calorific value Canvey Island carbonisation cent century Chairman Coal Gas Coke Company commercial Committee concerned considerable consumers conversion programme cost customers demand distribution domestic drilling Easington economic effect efficiency electricity established existing field fuel Gas Act Gas Company Gas Council Gas Engineers Gas Light gas supply gas undertakings heating HMSO hydrogen important increase Institution of Gas interest King's Treatise labour licences Light and Coke liquefied natural gas London major ment methane miles million cubic feet million therms Minister NALGO nationalised industries natural gas North Sea gas North Sea oil operation organisation Parliament petroleum pipeline plant political possible post-war problems production reorganisation responsible Slochteren South Metropolitan success tion tons town gas transport Watson House World