§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what percentage of total production of petroleum products is carried by (a) pipeline, (b) road and (c) sea.
§ Mr. OakesBecause of double handling, the tonnage figures recorded of refined petroleum products transported within the United Kingdom by various modes of transport are considerably in excess of total deliveries—that is, by about 50 per cent. Subject to this double handling, the details are as follows:
TRANSPORT OF PETROLEUM—1975 Quantity (thousand tonnes) Tonne/kilometers (thousands) Road … 50,637 (41½%) 2,471,622 Rail … 16,855 (14%) 2,139,134 Water— … Coastal … 25,515 (21%) 13,775,073 Inland … 5,547 (4½%) 340,172 Inland Pipeline … 23,236 (19%) 2,017,013