§ 22. Mr. Bendallasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the proportion of the total of crude oil currently imported into Great Britain that is supplied by each of the following countries: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait; how many barrels of crude oil are imported from Russia each year; and to what use it is put.
§ Dr. John CunninghamThe following table gives the full statistical details. In each of the years 1976 and 1977, about 20 million barrels of crude oil were imported from Russia. As a relatively homogenous raw material, crude oil is subsequently processed and blended into many products and it is not possible to identify the use made of particular imports.
PROPORTION OF TOTAL CRUDE OIL CURRENTLY IMPORTED 1977 January to April 1978 From per cent. per cent. Russia 4.1 3.5 Saudi Arabia 26.9 21.4 Iran 18.8 14.9 Iraq 8.0 10.3 Kuwait 13.4 18.7
IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL FROM RUSSIA Thousand barrels 1974 738 1975 5,078 1976 20,276 1977 20,423 January to April 1978 5,755