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CIA Reading Room cia-rdp84b00049r000200420005-4: NORTH SEA GAS: ALTERNATIVE TO SOVIET SUPPLIES

Approved For Release 2007/07/13: CIA-RDP84B00049R000200420005-4 vLa..au~ i North Sea Gas: Alternative to Soviet Supplies North Sea gas could provide Western Europe with an alternative to future purchases of Soviet ~;as, provided agreements can be reached with the Norwegians on a satisfactory price. Norway alone could supply Western Europe with an additional 4 to 5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) by the mid-1990s, provided the market for North Sea gas is not preempted by major additional sales of Soviet gas. A triangular gas deal involving Norway, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, coul…