§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will revise his answer in the Official Report, 27 January 1981, columns 216–7, giving statistics and destination of United Kingdom oil exports on an annual basis.
§ Mr. GrayFigures of exports for the full year 1981 are not yet available, but provisional figures covering the 12-month period December 1980 to November 1981 are tabulated as follows. In this 12-month period, 56 per cent, of total United Kingdom production was exported; 52 per cent. of total exports went to the European Community and 93 per cent to the countries represented in the International Energy Agency.
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Exports of UKCS crude oil in period December 1980 to November 1981 (provisional) Thousands of tonnes Denmark 2, 720 France 3, 076 Belgium 457 Irish Republic 19 Italy 525 Germany Federal Republic 11, 848
Thousands of tonnes Netherlands 6, 953 United States (inc. Caribbean refineries) 18, 179 Finland 236 Sweden 2, 403 Norway 1, 647 Canada 573 Spain 298 Switzerland 81 Portugal 182 Total 49, 247 NoteSome of the exports to the Netherlands may have been for transit to neighbouring countries for re-export.