Japan's Iran Imports Fall

摘要

Japan's imports of crude from Iran fell in June, dropping by 38%, or 79,000 b/d, from the same month a year ago to 129,000 b/d, according to data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The country's imports from Iran fell by an even larger 110,000 b/d compared to May's 239,000 b/d (IOD Jul.1'13). Japan's imports of Iranian crude have fluctuated significantly for the past three months, having dropped to a low of 8,000 b/d in April. For the first half of the year, Japan imported 186,000 b/d of Iranian crude,