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  Would this UCG technology work for under-the-sea coal fields, Gary?
  
  Andrew, I may not be too far off, because about one century ago shafts were dug at close to sea level near Dover to mine coal, but water kept flooding in from beneath the seabed, and the project was given up.
  If we're talking of extracting coal from under the sea, my guess is that facilities will have to be based on land, and not too close to the shore.
  
  Gary's UCG system would also require a huge facilities on land, as I doubt they'd place all these things described in the above diagramme on a rig out at sea.
  
  So perhaps there may still be hope yet.
  After all, growth points status would seem superfluous if Dover District suddenly became the centre of attraction for large-scale coal exploitation.

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