Britain did not buy Russian fuel in June26 Aug 2022 07:36
The UK completely ended its fuel purchases from Russia in June. Thus, in response to the invasion of Ukraine, it achieved its goal of ending oil purchases from Russia early.
The UK has not imported any petroleum products from Russia for the first time since import data began to be kept.
Britain has zeroed in oil imports from Russia, which was the largest supplier of oil before the invasion of Ukraine. According to the data of the British Office of National Statistics ( ONS ), no oil was imported from Russia in June 2022. In the 12 months before the Ukraine invasion, Britain imported an average of £499m worth of fuel from Russia, but that figure fell to zero in June. Thus, there has been a first since 1997, when the data was started to be kept.
Stating that the UK turned to different alternatives for crude oil, coal and gas imports in June 2022, ONS noted that the increase in oil imports from Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Kuwait and Belgium compensated for some of the loss in Russia.
ONS data shows that the UK government has reached its target of phasing out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022 and then ending imports of liquefied natural gas as soon as possible by June.
The UK's total imports from Russia also fell by a record 97% year-on-year in June, amounting to just £33m.
LARGEST NATURAL GAS PLANT TO BE RE-OPERATED
On the other hand, another important step is being taken that will help to completely terminate the purchase of natural gas from Russia. According to the news of The Telegraph newspaper, England's largest natural gas storage facility will be put into operation again. UK-based energy company Centrica said it will be ready to pump gas again into the Rough storage facility by the first week of September.
The newspaper also highlighted the need for an agreement between Centrica and the North Sea Authority ( NSTA ) on government support for the reopening of Rough.
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