Japan’s Crude Imports Rise 9.25% In March To 4.209Mn B/D
Japanese crude oil imports averaged 4.209mn b/d in March, according to monthly import data released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on 27 April. This is 9.25% above the February import figure of 3.853mn b/d and an increase of 11.28% over the February 2011 crude import figure of 3.783mn b/d. March imports from the Middle East averaged 3.452mn b/d, up by 7.72% from the February average of 3.205mn b/d but only 0.44% above the year-on-year average of 3.437mn b /d in March 2011. Saudi Arabia continues to be Japan’s main crude supplier, delivering an average of 1.375mn b/d in March compared to 1.135mn b/d in February, followed by the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait. Crude imports from Iran declined to an average of 270,675 b/d in March, compared to 305,784 b/d in February and 425,366 b/d in March 2011.
Japanese Crude Oil Imports, March 2012
(B/D)
Source
|
March 2012
|
February 2012
|
March 2011
|
Middle East
|
3,452,180
|
3,204,881
|
3,437,187
|
- Iran
|
270,675
|
305,784
|
425,366
|
- Iraq
|
61,591
|
68,266
|
62,234
|
- Saudi Arabia
|
1,375,163
|
1,135,188
|
1,202,089
|
- Kuwait
|
339,196
|
284,285
|
233,310
|
- Neutral Zone
|
86,594
|
78,274
|
74,759
|
- Qatar
|
399,463
|
461,669
|
423,825
|
- Oman
|
105,531
|
152,597
|
92,873
|
- UAE
|
813,965
|
718,818
|
908,963
|
- Yemen
|
-
|
-
|
13,768
|
East & Central Asia
|
13,448
|
-
|
22,672
|
Southeast Asia
|
266,077
|
250,823
|
125,901
|
Europe
|
263,408
|
170,436
|
140,388
|
Central & South America
|
21,265
|
24,107
|
-
|
Africa
|
180,829
|
152,734
|
33,521
|
Oceania
|
12,098
|
49,810
|
22,951
|
Total
|
4,209,306
|
3,852,791
|
3,782,619
|
Source
: METI. (Note: figures may not add up due to rounding). © Copyright MEES 2012. |
