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Energy: Imports

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) oil and (b) gas was imported in 2007, broken down by country of origin; and what percentage of the total was imported from each country. (225604)

The following tables show imports into the UK of crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas by country of origin during 2007.

In 2007 Norway accounted for two-thirds of the UK's crude oil and natural gas imports. Imports of petroleum products are more diverse in origin, with most (15 per cent.) coming from the Netherlands.

UK imports of crude oil in 2007 by country

Million tonnes

Country of origin

Total crude oil imports

Percentage of total crude oil imports

Algeria

2.2

4.4

Nigeria

1.0

2.1

Norway

32.5

65.2

Russia

6.1

12.1

Venezuela

1.5

2.9

Other Africa

1.7

3.5

Other Europe

1.6

3.3

Other Latin America

0.7

1.4

Other near and middle east

1.4

2.9

Other

1.1

2.2

Total

49.9

100

Source:

Department of Energy and Climate Change

UK imports of petroleum products in 2007 by country

Million tonnes

Country of origin

Total petroleum product imports

Percentage of total petroleum product imports

Belgium

2.3

9.8

Denmark

0.3

1.3

Estonia

0.9

3.7

France

2.6

11.0

Germany

1.1

4.7

Kuwait

2.5

10.3

Latvia

1.3

5.4

Netherlands

3.5

14.7

Norway

0.5

1.9

Russia

1.3

5.5

Saudi Arabia

1.6

6.6

Sweden

1.8

7.5

Venezuela

0.5

2.1

Other Europe

1.1

4.5

Other near and middle east

0.9

3.9

Other

1.7

7.1

Total

23.8

100

Source:

Department of Energy and Climate Change

UK imports of natural gas in 2007 by country

Million

Country of origin

Total gas imports

Percentage of total gas imports

Belgium

1.9

6.2

Netherlands

7.1

23.1

Norway

20.3

66.2

LNG

1.4

4.5

Of which:

Algeria

0.6

2.0

Egypt

0.2

0.5

Qatar

0.2

0.8

Trinidad and Tobago

0.4

1.2

Total

30.7

100

Source:

Department of Energy and Climate Change