§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give details for each successive year from 1968 onwards of the quantities of oil imported into the United Kingdom, and the places of origin with the quantities expressed in percentage terms.
§ Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20 February 1979; Vol. 963, c. 161], gave the following information:
United Kingdom imports of crude petroleum [SITC (Rev 2) Group 333.0 and SITC (Rev 1) Item 331.01] from 1968 were:— 521W
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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Country Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Total … … … … … 78.55 90.27 99.17 105.63 102.66 111.47 of which consigned from:— Saudi Arabia … … … … … 8.92 11.35 12.57 13.93 14.91 15.04 21.02 19.90 20.79 20.25 26.80 24.05 Kuwait … … … … … 19.55 24.89 23.69 26.24 23.73 23.93 21.39 20.25 19.88 19.37 20.52 18.41 Iran … … … … … 9.36 11.92 7.88 8.73 8.84 8.91 10.62 10.05 13.31 12.96 20.57 18.45 Iraq … … … … … 3.26 4.14 3.82 4.23 2.43 2.45 3.88 3.67 3.50 3.41 2.34 2.10 Norway … … … … … — — — — — — 0.12 0.11 0.62 0.60 0.90 0.80 Soviet Union … … … … … — — — — — — 0.13 0.13 0.22 0.22 0.17 0.15 Irish Republic … … … … … 0.13 0.17 2.09 2.31 2.73 2.76 2.78 2.63 1.94 1.89 2.89 2.59 Dubai … … … … … — — 0.07 0.08 0.50 0.51 1.06 1.01 1.01 0.98 1.44 1.29 Netherlands … … … … … 0.13 0.17 0.02 0.2 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00 — — 0.00 0.00 Nigeria … … … … … 1.57 2.00 5.14 5.69 7.59 7.66 8.86 8.39 10.62 10.34 8.82 7.91 Abu Dhabi … … … … … 1.64 2.08 1.97 2.18 2.41 2.43 2.81 2.66 4.50 4.38 2.66 2.39 Libya … … … … … 21.33 27.16 21.10 23.37 23.72 23.92 20.19 19.12 14.70 14.32 11.43 10.26 Venezuela … … … … … 6.81 8.67 5.49 6.09 4.64 4.68 6.33 5.99 5.02 4.88 3.83 3.44 Egypt … … … … … 0.05 0.06 0.18 0.20 0.44 0.44 0.73 0.69 0.12 0.12 0.35 0.31 France … … … … … 0.06 0.08 — — — — — — — — 0.04 0.03 Quatar … … … … … 2.96 3.76 3.22 3.57 4.09 4.12 4.59 4.35 4.45 4.33 4.17 3.74 Oman … … … … … 1.38 1.75 1.41 1.56 1.00 1.01 0.45 0.43 0.31 0.30 1.21 1.08 Algeria … … … … … 0.69 0.88 0.91 1.01 1.33 1.34 0.43 0.40 1.04 1.01 2.19 1.97 Other countries … … … … … 0.71 0.90 0.72 0.80 0.77 0.78 0.23 0.22 0.66 0.64 1.14 1.02
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1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Country Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Million tons * Total … … … … … 109.07 85.57 85.58 67.48 64.86 of which consigned from:— Saudi Arabia … … … … … 34.95 32.04 21.72 25.39 18.25 21.33 18.15 26.89 13.84 21.34 Kuwait … … … … … 16.88 15.47 10.69 12.49 11.31 13.21 9.04 13.39 11.11 17.13 Iran … … … … … 14.23 13.05 17.22 20.12 19.59 22.89 12.65 18.74 9.06 13.96 Iraq … … … … … 3.08 2.83 2.56 3.00 51.17 6.05 5.40 8.00 8.83 13.62 Norway … … … … … 0.45 0.42 2.37 2.78 4.12 4.81 4.08 6.04 3.41 5.26 Soviet Union … … … … … 0.10 0.09 0.68 0.80 2.72 3.18 2.74 4.06 2.63 4.05 Irish Republic … … … … … 4.08 3.74 2.42 2.83 1.19 1.39 1.35 1.99 2.60 4.01 Dubai … … … … … 1.27 1.16 1.46 1.70 2.21 2.58 2.02 3.00 2.60 4.00 Netherlands … … … … … 1.18 1.08 3.18 3.72 4.19 4.90 2.24 3.33 2.49 3.83 Nigeria … … … … … 7.78 7.14 5.81 6.79 3.77 4.41 1.32 1.95 1.90 2.93 Abu Dhabi … … … … … 4.62 4.23 2.30 2.69 1.43 1.67 2.13 3.16 1.39 2.14 Libya … … … … … 8.51 7.81 2.62 3.07 2.21 2.58 1.98 2.93 1.27 1.96 Venezuela … … … … … 3.24 2.97 3.02 3.53 1.42 1.66 1.05 1.56 113 1.74 Egypt … … … … … 0.23 0.21 0.79 0.92 0.14 0.16 0.69 1.02 0.95 1.46 France … … … … … 0.30 0.28 0.21 0.25 0.07 0.09 0.22 0.32 0.61 0.95 Qatar … … … … … 4.81 4.41 3.87 4.53 4.61 5.39 1.61 2.38 0.46 0.72 Oman … … … … … 0.83 0.76 2.77 3.23 1.42 1.66 0.12 0.18 0.24 0.38 Algeria … … … … … 0.48 0.44 1.41 1.65 0.89 1.04 0.37 0.55 0.22 0.34 Other countries … … … … … 2.02 1.85 0.46 0.54 0.87 1.01 0.34 0.51 0.11 0.17 Notes: (a) *Percentage of total imports. (b) Details of imports by country of origin are not available prior to 1974, and volume information by individual country on this basis for the years 1974 to 1978 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. (c) The figures for Norway include imports from the foreign part of the Continental Shelf from 1975 to 1977. (d) The figures for Dubai up to and including 1973 may include imports from other Trucial States not separately listed.