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Mr. R. Morgan
asked the Secretary for Mines the world output of oil for 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939, respectively, giving the production for each country, separately, where known?
Mr. Lloyd
The figures for 1936, 1937 and 1938 are as follow:
| World Production of Crude Petroleum. | |||
| Millions of Statute tons. | |||
| — | 1936. | 1937. | 1938(Provisional). |
| U.S.A. | 148·3 | 172·5 | 163·7 |
| Venezuela | 22·6 | 27·3 | 27·6 |
| U.S.S.R. (including Sakhaline). | 27·0 | 28·4 | 29·0 |
| Iran | 8·2 | 10·2 | 10·2 |
| Netherlands East Indies. | 6·3 | 7·1 | 7·3 |
| Rumania | 8·6 | 7·0 | 6·5 |
| Mexico | 6·1 | 6·9 | 5·7 |
| Iraq | 4·0 | 4·3 | 4·3 |
| Columbia | 2·6 | 2·9 | 3·0 |
| Trinidad | 1·9 | 2·2 | 2·5 |
| Argentina | 2·2 | 2·3 | 2·4 |
| Peru | 2·3 | 2·3 | 2·1 |
| India and Burma | 1·3 | 1·4 | 1·4 |
| Bahrein Is. | 0·6 | 1·0 | 1·1 |
| Other Countries | 2·8 | 3·2 | 4·1 |
| Total | 244·8 | 279·0 | 270·9 |
| Corresponding official figures for 1939 are not yet available. | |||