Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 10

8-March-2010

Japans January Crude Oil Imports Rose To 4.084Mn B/D

Monthly petroleum data published by Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on 26 February showed that crude oil imports during January averaged 4.084mn b/d, a rise of 0.7% on December and 7.6% higher than for January 2009. Imports from the Middle East averaged 3.618mn b/d in January, which was 2.8% lower than in December but 7.4% higher than for January 2009. As usual,...