PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Natural Gas: Imports (28 June 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the levels of gas imports into the UK were by country of origin in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)
Answer
The table below illustrates the latest published data for the last 12 months (May 2016 to April 2017) outlining the origin of gas imports into the UK rounded to the nearest 100.
| GWh |
Country | Gas imports May 2016 - April 2017 |
Norway | 371,900 |
Qatar | 93,400 |
Netherlands | 29,500 |
Belgium | 28,300 |
Algeria | 5,500 |
Others | 2,900 |
Total | 531,500 |
The above table includes imports via pipeline and shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Imports of natural gas by origin are published monthly in Energy Trends Table 4.4 on the BEIS section of the GOVUK website at this address: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622757/ET_4.4.xls
Answered by:
Lord Harrington of Watford (Non-affiliated)
5 July 2017
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