Why I Analysed UK Energy Data: Supply and Use of Crude Oil & Natural Gas Liquids

March 11, 2025

For a Chemistry student there is something compelling about how liquid energy markets actually are, and I don’t just mean the NGLs! When I came across the UK government's Supply and Use of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids dataset, it struck me as a good opportunity to apply my data skills.

My analysis focused on uncovering patterns in four key areas:

  1. Domestic production trends
  2. Import/export dynamics
  3. Stock level variations
  4. Seasonal consumption behaviours

This project was a good intro project into handling real-world energy data, from restructuring spreadsheet data to creating visualisations that tell a story.

It involved:

  • Conducting full EDA using Python (Pandas/Matplotlib)
  • Developing custom time-series analysis for seasonal adjustments
  • Creating visualisation for stakeholder perspectives

For those interested, feel free to check out the full Jupyter notebook on GitHub: UK Energy Analysis Repo