1. South Korea 2024 Crude Imports: UAE & USA Gain On Dominant Saudi

    ...*South Korea, the world’s number four crude importer after China, the USA and India, saw imports rise by just under 2% to 2.78mn b/d for 2024, though this remains 250,000 b/d shy of the record annual import figure of 3.03mn b/d set in 2017 (see chart & table).   *Latest official Ko...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 17 Jan 2025
  2. South Korea 2017 LNG Imports: Australia Closes Gap On Top Supplier Qatar, Us Overtakes Russia To #6 Place

    ...*CHANGES EXPRESSED IN PERCENTAGE POINT TERMS. SOURCE: KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE, MEES CALCULATIONS.   KOREA LNG IMPORTS (MN T): VOLUMES WERE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD IN 2017 WITH AUSTRALIA CLOSING IN ON QATAR FOR TOP SPOT *ONLY TOP 7 COUNTRIES FOR 2017 ARE INCLUDED. SOURCE: KO...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 19 Jan 2018
  3. China Crude Imports (‘000 B/D):

    ...CHINA OVERTOOK THE US AS THE WORLD’S #1 CRUDE IMPORTER IN 2017. VOLUMES ROSE 10.7% (810,000 B/D) TO 8.4MN B/D...   ... BUT RECORD 1H17 BUYING WAS BOOSTED BY STRATEGIC STOCKPILING; IMPORT VOLUMES HAVE DIPPED IN RECENT MONTHS SOURCE: CHINA CUSTOMS, MEES....

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 19 Jan 2018