§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give figures for the 12 months of 1981 to show the top 20 world oil producers in terms of (a) thousand barrels per day and (b) million tonnes per annum.
§ Mr. David MellorThe top 20 world crude oil producers for the 12 months of 1981 were as follows:
thousand barrels per day million tonnes per annum 1 USSR 12,370 609 2 Saudi Arabia 10,175 500 3 USA 10,150 482 4 Mexico 2,585 128 5 Venezuela 2,170 112 6 China 2,035 101 7 United Kingdom 1,845 89 8 Indonesia 1,605 79 9 Canada 1,565 74 10 United Arab Emirates 1,510 73 11 Nigeria 1,445 71 12 Iran 1,315 66 13 Kuwait 1,150 58 14 Libya 1,120 54 15 Algeria 1.010 46 16 Iraq 900 44 17 Egypt 690 32 18 Norway 505 25 19 Argentina 495 26 20 Qatar 405 20