Transportation

More than 20mn b/d of crude oil, condensate and refined products are exported from the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. Iraq and Iran are scrambling to develop bypass options, but to date only Saudi Arabia and the UAE have had success.

OPEC & Global Markets

29 Jan, 2021

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Thailand's Mideast Crude Share Falls

*Thailand imported 1.03mn b/d of crude for 2020, up 10% on 2019 but almost 100,000 b/d below 2018’s record volumes. *2020 saw a...
Thailand Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Middle East Hits Record Low 51.5% For 2020 But Angola & Nigeria Gains Boost Opec
OPEC & Global Markets

29 Jan, 2021

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World's Top Crude Importer: Japan Slides Below Korea For 2020

*Latest crude import data from Japan shows that the land of the rising sun imported just 2.47mn b/d for 2020, down 18% on 2019 and the lowest figure on over 40 years. *Even though Korean crude imports also fell (by 9%) for 2020 (MEES, 15 January),...
World's Top 5 Crude Importers (Mn B/D): 2020 Sees Korea Overtake Japan For No.4 As Us Imports Fall To 29-Year Low
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SELECTED DATA

Global LNG Trade: Top 5 Importers Collectively Took 13% More In 2018*; China Took A Whopping 41% More On Top Of 46% 2017 Gains (Mn T)

Japan’s Top 6 LNG Suppliers (Mn T): Australia Moves Further Ahead With Record 35% Market Share

Qatar Shipped 11% (5mn T) More To The Top 5 Asian Markets In 2018

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