Japan’s crude imports slide 2.4% to 3.42 million b/d

摘要

Tokyo—Japan imported 16.87 million kiloliters, or 3.42 million b/d, of crude in July, down 2.4% from a year ago, marking the first year-on-year decrease in six months, preliminary data released August 31 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed. Interestingly, Japan did not import any Iranian barrels in July, METI’s data showed. This is the first time since February 1981 that Japan has had no crude imports from Iran.