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2026-05-24 10:11:45
[South Korea's Middle East Crude Oil Imports Plunge 37% Year-on-Year in April] 1. According to statistics from the Korea International Trade Association, South Korea's total crude oil imports in April were 8.46 million tons, a decrease of 22.8% year-on-year. 2. Crude oil imports from the Middle East in April were 4.49 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 37.3%, accounting for 53.1% of total imports. This proportion is down 12.1 percentage points from 65.2% in the same period last year. 3. As South Korea's largest crude oil supplier, Saudi Arabia's crude oil supply in April fell to 2.14 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 37.6%. 4. Meanwhile, South Korea's crude oil imports from the United States were 2.14 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.4%.
