OIL FOR BRITAIN
Experiments With Coa' Strongly Urged
SCIENTIST’S OPINION
Official Wireless. Rugby, May 20. In a maiden speech in the House of Lords to-night, Lord Rutherford, the famous scientist, recounted experiments which were being conducted here for the production by various processes of oil from coal. He emphasised the desirability of
■. Britain possessing s an independent oil | supply, and tltfs | could alone be pro- ’ cured through coal. Natural oil at prei sent was being sold | at such a low price I that its production ; from coal could not j be effected at an I equivalent cost, but ' in future prices might rise and the situation change.
Experiments had, however, shown that it was scientifically possible to provide the bulk of the British oil supply from available coal. He strongly urged the value of continuing research on the subject.
A few days ago the British Admiralty invited tenders for the supply of fuel oil from coal for the Navy.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 201, 22 May 1931, Page 9
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159OIL FOR BRITAIN Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 201, 22 May 1931, Page 9
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