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Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Monday, 21 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2022. It was answered by Graham Stuart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Oil: Russia

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether any (a) oil and (b) oil-based products that originated from Russia have been imported into the UK since the implementation of sanctions.

Answer

On 8 March 2022, the UK announced it would ban the import of all Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022. Legislation was passed on 3 November to implement the ban which will come into effect from 5 December. A parallel Maritime Services ban will apply from 5 December for crude oil and 5 February for refined oil products. Since the announcement of the ban, the industry has been self-sanctioning to move away from Russian oil and products.

Provisional data shows in the three months to September 2022, the UK imported 0.1 per cent of gross oil supply (production + imports) from Russia, down from 4.4% in the same period in 2021. Of these imports all were products, the UK did not import crude oil from Russia in the three months to September 2022.

Source: Energy Trends.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92165
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Imports Oil Sanctions Russia
Link
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