Definition: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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India's April Iran oil imports drop 34.2 pct vs March -trade
Reuters - 5/22/2013 8:33:13 AM
NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - India's oil imports from Iran fell 34.2 percent in April from March, data from trade sources showed on Wednesday, bolstering the country's case for the renewal of a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Tehran due to expire ...
US boom transforming global oil trade
WOOD - 5/22/2013 10:16:26 PM
Overall, global demand is expected to rise 1.2 percent per year over the next five years. While the IEA report doesn't address the oil market after 2018, it does suggest that the technology that helped lead to a boom in oil production in the U.S ...
TABLE-South Korea's April crude oil imports down 5.6 pct y/y
Reuters - 5/22/2013 5:48:35 AM
SEOUL, May 22 (Reuters) - Data on South Korea's crude oil imports and demand for refined oil products ... in April compared with both a month and a year ago are as follows: Country April 2013 March 2013 April 2012 Saudi Arabia 21,352 20,641 ...
Erdogan: No decision yet on oil imports from Iran
Marketwatch - 5/19/2013 2:13:13 PM
Turkey will continue to look for other opportunities to import crude at cheaper rates, he said. Last month, Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz said that the country has no plans to reduce its energy imports from Tehran despite the growing prospect of ...
US Oil Imports: Reliance On Top 5 Foreign Supplies Hits 15-Year High
International Business Times - 5/20/2013 10:22:58 AM
Last year, the U.S. imported 8.49 million barrels a day of crude oil, the lowest since 1997 and down more than 16 percent from a peak of 10.12 million barrels a day recorded in 2005. Net crude imports from the top five countries averaged almost 6.1 million ...
Foodstuffs, oil import bill falls
DAWN Group - 5/22/2013 2:49:38 AM
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Country’s import bill for oil and eatables fell by over four per cent in the first 10 months of this fiscal year from a year ago, suggests data issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. In absolute terms ...
The U.S. Imports More Oil Than Drugs From Mexico
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Turkish PM says no decision yet on further Iran oil import cuts
Chicago Tribune - 5/17/2013 6:11:49 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey had already significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, which is under the choke of Western sanctions, and further cutbacks would depend on his country's ...
OIL MARKET IS BEING RESHAPED BY U.S. BOOM
Utsandiego - 5/19/2013 12:04:22 PM
The chief impetus for the changing world oil picture is the increase in production in the U.S. The U.S. created ... “It will affect relationships between countries. Most leaders believe they have to be nice to whoever they buy their oil from,” says ...
Revolution in energy world
DAWN Group - 5/19/2013 3:21:49 AM
RIYADH: The ongoing revolution in the energy world is manifesting itself ... the interconnected nature of global oil (and) global energy markets,” he said. “We are all part of a global market, and no country is truly energy independent.”
Government further cuts import tariff value of gold
Economic Times - 5/22/2013 7:57:26 AM
The high current account deficit will persist as long as we live in a world of low growth — that hurts our exports — and easy global liquidity, which pumps up the oil import bill. On the strength of stylish new showroom offerings, GM, Ford ...
US Lost Its Top Oil Importer Position To China: EIA
International Business Times - 5/11/2013 2:58:30 PM
America’s dependence on foreign oil has declined each year since 2007, statistics show. In 2010, the U.S. imported less than 50 percent of the oil it consumed -- the first time that’s happened in 13 years -- and the trend continued in 2011, the White ...
Physical gold market awaits fresh import guidelines
Economic Times - 5/22/2013 10:49:14 AM
The high current account deficit will persist as long as we live in a world of low growth ... MUMBAI: Gold rose half a per cent on Wednesday to extend gains for another session but the physical market remained muted, awaiting fresh guidelines ...
Oman oil exports rise 14.8 % in first three months of 2013
SteelGuru - 5/21/2013 4:02:24 AM
Statistics indicate that crude exports to China in the January to March 2013 ... no crude from the Sultanate during the first 2 months of 2013.The world's major crude oil exporting countries are Japan, South Korea, Thailand, China, Taiwan, India and ...
3 Country ETFs to Avoid in an Oil Slump
Yahoo! Finance - 5/20/2013 2:40:40 PM
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