§ It is not desirable in the national interest to furnish information as to the quantities of oil fuel consumed by the British Navy. The annual requirements of light oils are 6,300 tons. It is not possible accurately to specify the amount of oil produced in the British Isles but only a very small proportion comes from British coal and shale.
| THE ARMY. | ||
| Description. | Annual requirements. | Derived from Home Sources. |
| Tons. | Tons. | |
| Heavy fuel oil | 713* | Nil. |
| Light Diesel or semi-fuel oil. | 1,820 | Nil. |
| Diesel oil | 125 | Nil. |
| Gas oil | 192 | Nil. |
| Kerosene | 700 | 19½ |
| Mineral burning oil. | 50 | Nil. |
| White spirit | 50 | Nil. |
| Motor spirit (petrol). | 5,700 | A proportion not definitely known but probably not exceeding 150 tons. |
| Motor spirit (petrol-benzol mixture). | 560 | 160 representing the benzol content. |
| Benzol | 20 | 20 |
| * Includes 600 tons obtained from Admiralty |
| Description. | Derived from (a) low temperature carbonisation plants, (b) gas and coke ovens and (c) shale oil mines in the United Kingdom. | ||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
| Heavy fuel oil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Light Diesel or semi-fuel oil. | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Diesel oil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Gas oil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Kerosene | Nil | Nil | 19½ |
| Mineral burning oil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| White spirit | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Motor spirit (petrol) | Not known. | Not known. | Not exceeding 150 |
| Motor spirit (petrol-benzol mixture). | Nil | 160 | — |
| Benzol | — | 20 | — |
§ During recent years quantities of fuel oil and motor spirit derived from low-temperature carbonisation plants or produced by the hydrogenation process have been purchased.