HC Deb 18 July 1978 vol 954 c186W
Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the total oil refinery capacity of the United Kingdom; and how much of this is under-utilised at present.

Mr. Benn

The total crude oil distillation capacity of refineries in the United Kingdom is currently 142 million tonnes In 1977, only 92 million tonnes of crude oil was refined in the United Kingdom, that is, about 65 per cent. of the gross capacity.