To answer that question honestly, you have to ask yourself where the UK gets its oil from, where its refined and how much we rely on the middle east.
The UK has a small but significant domestic production of petrol and diesel from North Sea oil reserves is refined into petrol, diesel, jet fuel and fuel oil at Fawley, Stanlow, Pembroke, and Humber refineries. UK, domestic oil production accounts for a significant portion of total energy consumption, while the transport sector, which includes petrol and diesel, consumed over 55 million tonnes of oil equivalent.
Crude oil: The key source of imports has historically been Norway, but in recent years the
US has become the key source of crude oil imports. In 2024 the US accounted for 37%,
whilst Norway accounted for 31% of UK crude oil imports.
Petroleum products: The UK imports a wide variety of petroleum products, while
remaining a net exporter of certain fuels including petrol. Traditionally the Netherlands,
which acts as a major trading hub, has been the largest source of imports. As such, the
Netherlands is the largest supplier of transport fuels, with just under 40% of those imports being diesel, primarily sourced from the United States, Netherlands, and Belgium.
Jet Fuel: was traditionally the middle east, but has been dwindling since 2024. Africa is now one of our biggest supplies, with Nigeria supplying a large shipment to Milford Haven during the end of March.
The UK sources around 50% of its natural gas from its own territory, Norway supplied around 76% of UK gas imports, and LNG made up around 25% of UK gas imports, with 68% of that LNG coming from the US.
We get 1% of our gas from Qatar.