§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will obtain, and publish in the Official Report, the total tonnage of crude oil and oil products that entered the Thames Estuary for each of the years 1964 to 1974, inclusive; and his estimate of the growth of this traffic over each of the next six years, assuming the proposed new refineries at Canvey Island and Cliffe are built and become operational.
§ Mr. MulleyInformation has been provided by the Port of London Authority for traffic with destinations other than the Medway, and by the Port of Medway Authority for destinations in the Medway. Tonnages of oil moving in and out of the Thames estuary:
Units million tonnes Period Imports Exports Total* 1964 31.5 13.0 44.5 1965 33.0 13.3 46.3 1966 35.7 15.8 51.5 1967 37.7 15.7 53.4 1968 37.4 15.4 52.8 1969 37.8 13.7 51.5 1970 38.2 14.6 52.8 1971 36.6 12.1 48.7 1972 38.5 12.9 51.4 1973 38.9 13.9 52.8 1974 35.4 11.6 47.0 * The figures include oil brought into the estuary and subsequently re-exported. Estimates of future tonnages are not available, but some indication of future trends might be derived from the terminal capacities proposed for the Canvey Island and Cliffe refineries, which, it is understood, are as follows:
Canvey Island: Occidental 6 million tonnes per annum URL 4 million tonnes per annum Cliffe: Burmah/Total 6 million tonnes per annum
§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will obtain, and publish in the Official Report, information relating to the total numbers 641W and tonnage of oil tankers which are expected to enter the Thames Estuary to serve each of the three proposed oil refineries at Canvey Island and Cliffe, respectively, and the total number and tonnages of tankers and other vessels
Burmah/Total, Cliffe Occidental, Canvey Island United Refineries Ltd., Canvey Island Crude petroleum 75,000 deadweight tons or larger … … 1 1 1 Petroleum products— 30,000 deadweight tons … … — 1 — 20,000 deadweight tons … … — 3 — 13,000–18,000 deadweight tons … 1 — 2 4,000 deadweight tons … … 5 1 — 1,500 deadweight tons … … 7 — 20 1,000 deadweight tons … … — 3 20 500 deadweight tons … … — — 20
§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will obtain, and publish in the Official Report, information regarding the total number of oil tankers and vessels carrying other hazardous cargoes that entered the Thames Estuary in each of the years 1964 to 1974 inclusive.
§ Mr. MulleyMost vessels carry some form of hazardous cargo, ranging from paints and matches to chemicals and explosives. The following figures relate to vessels carrying crude oil and oil products, and liquefied natural gas:
Number of Vessels Period Figures provided by the Port of London Authority Figures provided by the Port of Medway Authority 1964 3,270 1,882 1965 3,450 1,833 1966 3,495 2,145 1967 3,762 2,251 1968 3,832 2,243 1969 3,908 2,166 1970 3,548 1,973 1971 2,940 1,924 1972 2,874 2,226 1973 2,557 2,344 1974 2,403 * * Not yet available.