§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of exports of products derived from North sea crude oil expressed as a percentage of North sea crude production in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe United Kingdom refinery industry uses a mixture of North sea and other crude oils in refinery operations. Petroleum products are thus derived from a complex process of mixing, refining and blending, of which North sea crude oils are a major component. Total United Kingdom product exports by weight expressed as a percentage of total crude production since 1979 are as follows:
Product Exports as Percentage of United Kingdom Crude Oil Production Year Percentage 1979 17.4 1980 18.5 1981 14.5 1982 13.5 1983 13.2 1984 11.8 Source: Energy trends, March 1985, Table 11.
Note: These figures include a very small amount of United Kingdom non-North sea crude.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the number of obligatory wells required as conditions in the allocation of licences in rounds 1 to 5; and what so far has been the number actually drilled.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe position, round by round, is:
Licensing Round Obligatory Wells (firm & conditional) Obligatory Wells Drilled 1 98 92 2 45 37 3 49 37 4 225 174 5 52 33 The period within which the obligatory wells have to be drilled has not yet been completed for all fifth round licences.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the amount of North sea crude oil refined in Britain each year since 1980; and if he will express that amount as a percentage of North sea crude oil production.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe amounts of North sea crude oil refined in Britain since 1980 were as follows—all figures in million tonnes—
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Million Tonnes 1980 39.84 1981 37.77 1982 40.29 1983 44.82 1984 *45.35 * Provisional. The amounts of North sea crude oil refined in Britain as a percentage of North sea crude oil production are as follows:
Percentage 1980 50.5 1981 42.9 1982 40.2 1983 40.5 1984 37.4 Source: Energy Trends March 1985. Table 11. UK Basis (Excludes natural gas liquids as distinct from crude oil)