HC Deb 20 November 1991 vol 199 c193W
Dr. Kim Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his latest estimate of oil consumption by all United Kingdom users, by general category, during 1990–91.

Mr. Moynihan

The latest estimate of petroleum consumption by all United Kingdom users, by main category of user, in the period April 1990 to March 1991 is as follows:

Million tonnes
Fuel producers
Refineries1 6.5
Power stations 6.1
Gas industry 0.1
Total fuel producers 12.7
Final energy consumption (excluding fuel producers)
Iron and steel industry 0.7
Other industry 7.7
Transport 43.0
Domestic 2.3
Other final users2 4.2
Total final energy consumption 58.0
Non-energy use3 8.9
Total petroleum consumption4 579.6
1 Fuel used in refineries (including refinery losses).
2 Mainly public administration, commerce, and agriculture.
3 Feedstocks for petrochemical plants plus other non-energy uses.
4 Excluding deliveries to international marine bunkers.
5 Due to rounding the sum of the constituent items may not equal the totals.