⛽Japan METI、Preliminary report of oil statistics for January 2018
February 28, 2018
Natural Resources and Energy Agency
Resource · Fuel Department Policy Division
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 the year before, the first time in three months below the previous year.
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% year on 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.
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