First gas confirmed at Tolmount as significant new North Sea supply emerges at critical time

First gas has been achieved at Tolmount in the North Sea, the huge project to be processed at Centrica’s Easington facility in East Yorkshire.

Harbour Energy confirmed the long-awaited milestone, which will increase UK production by five per cent at a vital time for the country.

The announcement came as the company revealed its overall production was up 35 per cent.