July, Heisei 29 | Petroleum statistics bulletin (flash report only)
1. Crude Oil Trends The crude oil import volume in July was 16.51 million kl, 106.5% compared to the same month last year, this month exceeding the previous year for the first time in 3 months. Looking in descending order of import volume,
(1) Saudi Arabia (6.59 million kl, 126.1% year-on-year)
(2) United Arab Emirates (3.44 million kl, 85.0% same)
(3) Qatar (1.3 million kl, 101.7% same)
(4) Kuwait (1.1 million kl, 119.2% same)
(5) Russia (108 million kl, 120.7% same).
2. Production of fuel oil Production of fuel oil reached 14.55 million kl, up 100.1% from the same month last year, exceeding the same month the previous year for the first time in 6 months. In terms of oil type, gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel oil and diesel fuel exceeded the same month of the previous year, but kerosene, A heavy oil 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 reached 2,590,000 kl, 96.6% of the same month the year before, falling below the previous year for the first time in 6 months. Exports were 2.94 million kl, 108.3%, the same as the previous year for the first time in 6 months.
4. Domestic sales of fuel oil Domestic sales of fuel oil were 13.33 million kl, 98.8% compared to the same month of the previous year, falling below the previous year for 2 consecutive months. Looking at oil types, gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel oil, kerosene and light oil exceeded the same month of the previous year, but A heavy oil and B · C heavy oil fell below the same month of the previous year. METI