Korea’s May oil imports fall 2.6 on high stocks

摘要

Seoul—South Korea’s crude oil imports fell 2.6% year on year to 90.3 million barrels in May, preliminary data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy showed Thursday. It marks the second consecutive decline in the country’s monthly crude imports following a 5.8% year-on-year drop in April. But the May imports were up 6.9% from April’s 84.5 million barrels.