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Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 February 2008. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Imports: Oil

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform from which countries the UK imported oil in 2007; and what the percentage of total oil imports was made from each.
Answer

[holding answer 5 February 2008]: Data for the whole of 2007 are not yet available. The following table shows imports into the UK of crude oil by country of origin during the eleven months to November 2007.In the 11 months to November 2007 total imports of crude oil into the UK were46 million tonnes, with Norway accounting for over half (55 per cent.).

Imports of crude oil into the UK by country
Million tonnes
January to November 2007¹
Country of origin Total Crude Oil Imports Percentage of total crude oil imports
Algeria 2.3 5
Denmark 0.9 2
Libya 0.9 2
Nigeria 0.9 2
Norway 25.4 55
Russia 5.0 11
Venezuela 1.3 3
Other 9.2 20
Total imports 46.0 100
¹ Data are provisional and are subject to change Source: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
184575; 471 c1203W;471 c1199W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Imports Oil
Link
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