UK Energy Trends Quarter Ending Dec-2012

UK Energy Trends as of Quarter Ending December 2012 UK Energy Production Annual Growth Rate Q1 2009 Q2 Q3 Q4 2010 Q2 Q3 Q4 2011 Q2 Q3 Q4 2012 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q1 In the 3rd Qtr of 2012, the annual growth rate of UK production was 7.3 %. 0% -2% -4% This was the result of the falls in oil and gas production due to maintenance activity and slowdowns in 2012. -6% -8% -10% -12% -14% -16% -18% -20% Production of indigenous primary fuels 2011 Total 50 Coal - IIIrd quarter 2011 production 9% lower than the corresponding period of 2011. a2012 Q103 Oil - Total production in IIIrd Qtr 2012 7.3% lower than IlIrd Qtr of 2011. Natural Gas - 10.3 % fall in production as compared to IIIrd Qtr 20f1. 10 Primary Electricity - 3rd Qtr output in 2012 16.2% higher than output în same Qtr 2011. Coal Natural Gas Primary E lectricity(1) Nuclear and wind & natural flow hydro electricity Total primary energy consumption for energy uses rise by 1.2%. Scotland Final energy consumption İlIrd Qtr of 201I. fell by 1.7% 6 compared Net import dependency percentage points from flIrd Qtr of 2011. Hidandi West Mdlade Fossil fuel dependency was 84.5% in the third quarter of 2012, a record low level. Enstem Craler south West Final energy consumption by user 50 Total final energy consumption fell by 1.7% between the IIIrd Qtr of 2011 & 3rd Qtr 2012. 40 Domestic sector energy consumption rose by 4.6% Industrial energy consumption 35 30 Domes tic fell by 2.3%. 25 Services Transport sector energy consumption fell by 1.6%. 20 Indus try 15 Service sector energy consumption fell by 0.3%. 10 Trans port 01 Q2 Q3 04 Q1 Q2 Q3 2009 04 Q1 Q2 03 04 01 Q2 Q3 Seasonally adjusted and temperature corrected final energy consumption 50,000 E 45,000 40,000 Total unadjusted final energy consumption (excluding non-energy use) fell by 0.2% between the 3rd Qtr of 201i and the 3rd Qtr of 2012. 35,000 30,000 On a seasonally and temperature adjusted basis finalenergy.consumption (excluding non-energy use) fell by 0.8% between the 3rd E 25,000 1 Qtr of 2011 and the 3rd Qtr of 2012. Q1 Q2 Q3 04 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2009 02 03 04 Q1 Q2 Q3 2012 2010 Total inland consumption primary fuel input basis 225 Total inland consumption on a primary fuel input basis was 211.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent in the IIIrd Qtr of 2012, 1.1% higher than in the 3rd Otr of 2011. 220 215 Between 3rd Qtr of 2011 and the 3rt Qtr of 2012 coal and other solid fuel consumption increased by 27.8 %. 210 205 Natural gas consumption fell by 13.2 % between the 3rd Qtr of 2011 and the 3rd Qtr of 2012. 2009 -2010 2011 -2012 200 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Net import dependency Fossil fuel dependency 45% 94% 40% 92% 35% 88% 25% B0% 20% - 84% 15% 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 o2 03 2000 2009 In 3rd Qtr of 2012 net import dependency was 43.1%, up 1.4% points from the 3rd Qtr of 2011. In 3rd Qtr of 2012 dependency on fossil fuels was 84.5%, down 1.7 % points from the third quarter of 2011, and at a record low level. Source : DECC UK. energybrokers4u.co.uk Annual growth rate Million to nnes of oil equivalent Million tonnes ofoilequivalent Million tonnes of oil equivalent