HC Deb 25 June 1979 vol 969 cc44-5W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will indicate in barrels per day for the most recent dates for which figures are available the imports of crude oil and petroleum products by (a) the EEC, (b) the United States of America, and (c) Japan, and the total of world demand.

Mr. Gray

The following figures for the year 1978 are the latest available:

Oil imports1 (million barrels per day)
EEC2 11.0
USA 8.7
Japan 5.2
1Crude oil, natural gas liquids and petroleum products. Tonnages imported have been converted on the basis of 7.5 barrels=1 tonne.
2Excluding trade between EEC member countries.

Source: OECD quarterly oil statistics.

Total world oil demand is about 60 million barrels per day.

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