26 October 2001, 09:31 Japan's Sept. crude oil imports up for 1st time in 6 months
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (Kyodo) - Japan imported 125.92 million barrels
(20.02 million kiloliters) of crude oil in September, up 12.7% from
a year earlier for the first upturn in half a year, the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday.
Imports from the Middle East, which expanded 18.0% to 110.24
million barrels (17.53 million kl), accounted for 87.5% of the
total, up from 84.5% in August.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remained the biggest oil supplier
to Japan for the second month in a row, with imports up 4.6% to
30.38 million barrels (4.83 million kl).
Saudi Arabia was second with a 29.4% surge to 26.53 million
barrels (4.22 million kl), followed by Iran with 18.21 million
barrels (2.90 million kl), up 29.2%, Qatar with 12.57 million
barrels (2.0 million kl), up 20.3%, and Kuwait with 7.91 million
barrels (1.26 million kl), up 3.7%.
Domestic output of petroleum products fell 5.0% to 17.27 million
kl for the third straight monthly decline, with declines in heavy
fuel oil, jet fuel oil and gasoline more than offsetting gains in
naphtha and kerosene.
Sales in Japan of petroleum products were down for the eighth
successive month, by 6.7% to 17.99 million kl, as heavy fuel oil
for use in power generation, gasoline and gas oil dropped, the
ministry said.
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