Thailand’s Q1 crude imports rise 7.8% on year

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Hanoi—Thailand’s crude oil imports rose 7.8% year on year to an average 872,048 b/d in the first quarter of 2015, according to recently released data from the kingdom’s customs department. Condensate imports in the first quarter slumped 50.3% year on year to 20,297 b/d. The UAE was the top provider of crude oil to Thailand in Q1, supplying 295,003 b/d, up 4.33% year on year. It was followed by OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, which lifted its supplies to the Southeast Asian nation by 17% year on year to 188,534 b/d in Q1 2015.