Saudi Arabia Accounted for More Than One-Quarter of Japanese Crude Oil Imports in 2010

摘要

Saudi Arabia remained the leading crude oil supplier to Japan in 2010, despite the fact that its shipments fell to 61.93 million kiloliters, 28.8% of total Japanese crude imports, last year from 63.36 million kl, 29.9% of the total, in 2009, according to the latest figures released by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Japan nevertheless increased its total crude oil imports by 1.6% to 215.35 million kl last year from 211.86 million kl in 2009. At the same time, it reduced its dependency on the Middle East for its crude oil supplies from 89.8% to 86.5% from one year to the next.