asked the Taoiseach if he will state (a) the value and (b) the source of the oil, both crude and refined, imported between 1st January and 31st March, 1973, between 1st April and 30th June, 1973 between 1st July and 30th September, 1973, between 1st October and 31st December, 1973, between 1st January and 31st March, 1974 and between 1st April and 30th June, 1974.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Oil Imports.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested by the Deputy.
Following is the statement:
Imports of Oil in each quarter between 1st January, 1973 and 30th June, 1974.
Description |
Country of Origin |
Jan-March 1973 |
April-June 1973 |
July-Sept. 1973 |
Oct.-Dec. 1973 |
Jan.-March 1974 |
April-June 1974 |
£(000) |
£(000) |
£(000) |
£(000) |
£(000) |
£(000) |
||
Crude Petroleum |
Total |
6,902 |
6,451 |
3,302 |
5,709 |
12,795 |
15,143 |
Saudi Arabia |
2,264 |
1,230 |
799 |
3,587 |
6,635 |
9,656 |
|
Iran |
1,183 |
3,487 |
2,503 |
1,274 |
2,151 |
2,590 |
|
Lebanon |
271 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kuwait |
3,184 |
1,732 |
— |
849 |
4,009 |
2,898 |
|
Motor Spirit |
Total |
1,762 |
1,810 |
2,958 |
2,171 |
4,372* |
6,850 |
Great Britain |
1,557 |
1,631 |
2,622 |
2,054 |
6,850 |
||
Netherlands |
135 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
||
U.S.A. |
4 |
8 |
4 |
— |
— |
||
Venezuela |
65 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
Belgium-Luxembourg |
— |
98 |
— |
25 |
— |
||
France |
— |
— |
332 |
92 |
— |
||
Germany (F.R.) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
Netherlands-Antilies |
— |
73 |
— |
— |
— |
||
Kerosene and |
Total |
1,125 |
1,300 |
1,636 |
1,396 |
1,942 |
3,984 |
White Spirit |
Great Britain |
1,124 |
1,299 |
1,569 |
1,396 |
1,942 |
3,984 |
Netherlands |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
France |
— |
— |
67 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Distillate Fuels |
Total |
2,188 |
2,433 |
1,334 |
2,943 |
4,638 |
6,213 |
Great Britain |
2,072 |
2,395 |
1,334 |
2,943 |
4,308 |
6,213 |
|
Greece |
117 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Netherlands |
— |
38 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
USSR |
— |
— |
— |
— |
331 |
— |
|
Residual fuel oils |
Total |
3,902 |
3,784 |
2,935 |
4,052 |
8,021* |
19,145 |
Great Britain |
3,598 |
3,083 |
2,272 |
2,864 |
14,403 |
||
Denmark |
— |
301 |
— |
— |
— |
||
Germany (F.R.) |
100 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
France |
105 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
USSR |
98 |
125 |
548 |
328 |
2,676 |
||
Italy |
— |
132 |
— |
— |
— |
||
Spain |
— |
143 |
— |
144 |
— |
||
Belgium-Luxembourg |
— |
— |
— |
320 |
— |
||
Netherlands |
— |
— |
116 |
— |
2,066 |
||
Venezuela |
— |
— |
— |
396 |
— |
*Country data not yet available