The United Kingdom had 2.5 billion barrels of proved oil reserves in 2020, down from 4.5 billion barrels in 1995.
Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2020 (in billion barrels)
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Statistics on Oil industry in the UK
Overview
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Production & consumption
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- Premium Statistic Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2020
- Premium Statistic Oil production in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Quarterly indigenous crude oil and NGLs production in the United Kingdom 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Oil refinery capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Primary energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020 & 2021, by fuel type
- Premium Statistic Oil consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2004-2021
Trade & prices
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- Basic Statistic Value of trade in oil UK 1997-2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of trade in oil UK 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Crude oil exports in the UK 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Oil liquids imports in the UK 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Petroleum product imports in the UK 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Brent crude oil price annually 1976-2022
- Basic Statistic Monthly crude oil price average for Brent 2020-2022
Companies
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Retail & household expenditure
3
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- Long-term oil import dependency outlook in the UK 2022-2050
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BP. (July 8, 2021). Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2020 (in billion barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/331958/proved-reserves-of-oil-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BP. "Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2020 (in billion barrels)." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/331958/proved-reserves-of-oil-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BP. (2021). Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2020 (in billion barrels). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/331958/proved-reserves-of-oil-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BP. "Proved Oil Reserves in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1995 to 2020 (in Billion Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/331958/proved-reserves-of-oil-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BP, Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2020 (in billion barrels) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/331958/proved-reserves-of-oil-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Proved oil reserves in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2020 (in billion barrels) [Graph], BP, July 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/331958/proved-reserves-of-oil-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/