Consumption of oil in the United Kingdom has seen an overall decline during the displayed period, falling to 1.33 million barrels per day by 2023. Most oil consumption in the UK is used for transport, especially road transport. However, demand is expected to decline in the following decades. In comparison, the consumption by the aviation sector is set to increase.
Imports higher than production
Since 2010, the UK’s crude oil production has mostly been in decline, despite recording increases in 2015 and 2016. Production fell in 2020 to 45.7 million metric tons. This was the equivalent of nearly one million barrels per day. In comparison, imports have remained higher than production, only dropping lower in 2016. Projections for production show a gradual decrease to an estimated 17 million Mtoe by 2035. Demand is set to remain steady at approximately 63 million Mtoe.
Oil reserves in decline
Along with Norway, the UK sectors of the North Sea hold most of the large oil reserves. However, these have been in decline for decades. Between the end of 1995 and the end of 2022, proved reserves fell from over four billion barrels to 1.8 billion barrels.
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Figures refer to inland demand as well as international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss. Biogasoline and biodiesel consumption are excluded.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Oil consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels daily) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332028/oil-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Energy Institute. "Oil consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels daily)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332028/oil-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Energy Institute. (2024). Oil consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels daily). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332028/oil-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Energy Institute. "Oil Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 Barrels Daily)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332028/oil-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Energy Institute, Oil consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels daily) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332028/oil-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Oil consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 barrels daily) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/332028/oil-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/