This part of our site contains some facts and figures about the scope of our members` activities and their contribution to the UK`s economy.

It also looks in more detail at the journey which starts with crude oil coming into the refinery, following its transformation into a variety of fuels, lubricants and by-products, storage and distribution and eventual delivery to the customer.

Some facts and figures

Our members:

• Supply about 33% of the primary energy used by consumers in the UK
• Manufacture over 90% of the petroleum products sold in the UK
• Support employment for over 150,000 people either directly or indirectly
• Operate all of the UK`s nine crude oil refineries which rank amongst the largest and most efficient in Western Europe 
• Operate 1,500 miles of pipelines and around 50 storage & distribution terminals
• Own 2,190 of the UK`s 9,264 service stations
• Sell about 130 million litres of petrol and diesel every day to around 5 million customers
• Sell just over £2.7 billion worth of convenience foods and goods every year
• Collect over £30 billion in duty and taxes on fuels each year on behalf of the Government
• Invested about £3.1 billion in refining, distribution and marketing fixed assets over the period 2002 to 2007, much of which was aimed at  reducing the environmental impact of the industry's products and operations.