§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total volume of oil imports into the United Kingdom since June 1978 to the nearest convenient date; and what percentage was derived from each of the oil-producing countries.
§ Mr. ParkinsonIn the period June 1978 to October 1979 total imports of petroleum and petroleum products were 108.7 million tonnes. The percentage distribution by country of consignment was as follows:
Percentage Saudi-Arabia … 19.6 Kuwait … 13.6 Iraq … 9.8 Iran … 7.3 Norway … 5.2 USSR … 5.0 Dubai … 3.0 Venezuela … 1.7 Nigeria … 1.6 Abu Dhabi … 1.3 Libya … 1.0 Algeria … 0.8 Qatar … 0.6 Bahrain … 0.2 Trinidad and Tobago … 0.2 Other countries … 29.0