Statoil, the Norwegian energy group that supplies about a quarter of Britain's gas consumption from the North Sea, warned that the UK could become a less attractive market if renewables and nuclear power were favoured at the expense of gas plants. "There are other places we can export the gas to apart from the UK," Rune Bjornson, a senior Statoil executive, said. "We have the gas you need if you want it." Page 49