HC Deb 16 May 1980 vol 984 cc735-6W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what inspections of

Federal Republic of Germany, (b) France, (c) Benelux, and (d) Italy; and what percentage these figures represent in the crude oil imports of each country.

Mr. Gray

The quantities of North Sea oil exported to the countries in question during 1979 were as follows:

Exports of UKCS crude oil in 1979 (millions of tonnes)
W. Germany 9.6
France 2.6
Belgium 0.24
Netherlands 7.0
Luxembourg Nil
Italy Nil

Figures for exports of UKCS crude oil as a percentage of all crude oil imports to the countries can be derived from the OECD's " Quarterly Oil Statistics ". The figures for the first three quarters of 1979, which are the most recent available are as follows:

Percentage UKCS oil of total crude oil imports
W. Germany 8
France 2
Belgium* 1
Netherlands 10
Luxembourg Nil
Italy Nil
* Figures for Belgium are available only to the end of the second quarter.