5月韓國(guó)進(jìn)口美國(guó)原油量跌至2018年11月來(lái)最低

據(jù)6月15日Oil Monster消息：韓國(guó)海關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，5月韓國(guó)從美國(guó)進(jìn)口原油956,686噸，即226,210桶/天，為2018年11月以來(lái)的最低水平。與去年同期的143萬(wàn)噸相比下降了33.2%。上個(gè)月，美國(guó)成為韓國(guó)第三大原油供應(yīng)國(guó)，僅次于沙特和科威特。

韓國(guó)是世界第五大原油進(jìn)口國(guó)，自2019年5月，韓國(guó)對(duì)美國(guó)的原油進(jìn)口急劇增加。

數(shù)據(jù)顯示，韓國(guó)5月從其最大原油供應(yīng)國(guó)沙特進(jìn)口原油392萬(wàn)噸，即926,078桶/天，較去年同期的339萬(wàn)噸增加15.5%。

總體而言，韓國(guó)5月份原油進(jìn)口總量為1057萬(wàn)噸，即250萬(wàn)桶/天，較去年同期的1127萬(wàn)噸下降6.2%。

韓國(guó)兩家煉油商SK能源和現(xiàn)代石油銀行在4月和5月進(jìn)行了維護(hù)，從而削減了該國(guó)對(duì)進(jìn)口原油的需求。

今年前5個(gè)月，韓國(guó)進(jìn)口原油5691萬(wàn)噸，即274萬(wàn)桶/天，比2019年同期的6117萬(wàn)噸下降7.0%。

該國(guó)最終的原油進(jìn)口數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)自國(guó)營(yíng)的韓國(guó)國(guó)家石油公司，將于本月晚些時(shí)候發(fā)布。

馮娟 摘譯自 Oil Monster

原文如下：

South Korea’s May U.S. Crude Imports Fall to Lowest Since Nov 2018

South Korea’s U.S. crude oil imports fell in May to their lowest since November 2018 as some refiners conducted maintenance amid a demand slowdown as fuel use was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, customs data showed on Monday.

In May, U.S. crude imports were 956,686 tonnes, or 226,210 barrels per day (bpd), according to the customs data. That was down 33.2% from 1.43 million tonnes a year earlier. The United States ranked as South Korea’s No.3 crude supplier after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait last month.

South Korea, the world’s fifth-largest crude importer, has sharply increased U.S. crude imports in May 2019 .

South Korea’s crude imports from Saudi Arabia, its top crude supplier, were 3.92 million tonnes in May, or 926,078 bpd, up 15.5% from 3.39 million tonnes a year earlier, the data showed.

Overall, South Korea’s May crude imports totalled 10.57 million tonnes of crude oil, or 2.50 million bpd, down 6.2% from 11.27 million tonnes in the same month last year.

Two South Korean refiners, SK Energy and Hyundai Oilbank, conducted maintenance over April and May that cut into the country’s need for imported crude oil.

In the first five months of the year, South Korea imported 56.91 million tonnes of crude oil, or 2.74 million bpd, down 7.0% from 61.17 million tonnes in the same period of 2019.

The country’s final crude oil imports data from state-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) is due later this month.