Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 45

9-Nov-2009

Japans Crude Oil Imports For September Down 18.71% Year-On-Year

Monthly petroleum data published by Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on 30 October showed that crude oil imports during September declined by 8.37% to 3.276mn b/d compared with imports of 3.575mn b/d in August. Year-on-year, Japans crude oil imports in September are down by 18.71% from 4.029mn b/d in September 2008. Imports from the Middle East averaged 2.968mn...