📊January 2018 | Petroleum statistics bulletin

📊January 2018 | Petroleum statistics bulletin

1. Crude Oil Trends

Imports of crude oil in January fell to 16.86 million kl, 98.9% of the same month last year, falling below the previous year for 2 consecutive months. Looking in descending order of import volume,

(1) Saudi Arabia (6.5 million kl, 85.1% of the same month the previous year)

(2) United Arab Emirates (440,000 kl, 113.0% same)

(3) Kuwait (1.54 million kl, 112.9% same)

(4) Qatar (1.5 million kl, 143.1% same)

(5) Iran (1 million kl, 97.1% same).

Incidentally, this month’s dependence on the Middle East was 89.5%, up 3.4 points from the same month last year, exceeding the previous year for 6 consecutive months.

2. Production of fuel oil

Production of fuel oil reached 15.19 million kl, a decrease of 93.4% compared to the same month of the previous year, falling below the previous year for the second consecutive month. In terms of oil type, gas oil, A heavy oil exceeded the same month of the previous year, but gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel oil, kerosene and B / C heavy oil fell below the same month of the previous year.

3. Import and export of fuel oil

Imports of fuel oil amounted to 3,520,000 kl, up by 109.1% from the same month last year, exceeding the previous year for 6 consecutive months. Exports were 2.5 million kl, 89.8% of the same month last year, falling below the previous year for the first time in three months.

4. Domestic sales of fuel oil

Domestic sales of fuel oil fell to 16.88 million kl, down from the previous year for the fourth consecutive month, 98.3% compared to the same month of the previous year. In terms of oil type, kerosene, light oil and heavy oil A exceeded the same month of the previous year, gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel oil and B · C heavy oil fell below the same month of the previous year.

5. Stock of fuel oil

Inventory of fuel oil was 9.1 million kl, 95.5% compared to the same month of the previous year, falling below the previous year for 2 consecutive months. In terms of oil type, naphtha, light oil and B / C heavy oil exceeded the same month of the previous year, gasoline, jet fuel oil, kerosene and A heavy oil fell below the same month of the previous year.

METI

http://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/sekiyuso/result.html

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