North Sea gas
/ˌnɔːθ siː ˈɡæs/
/ˌnɔːrθ siː ˈɡæs/
- (in Britain) natural gas obtained from under the North Sea, mainly off the east coast of Scotland and the coast of East Anglia. Britain's gas supply was produced from coal in the past, but since the late 1960s natural gas from the North Sea has been used.
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