South Korea imported 58.96 billion barrels of crude oil from Iran in January dropped 16.1%, more than the same period last year the United States under the pressure of sanctions, state-run Korea's state oil company data show that the last Friday.
The world's fifth largest crude oil buyers introduced a total 8.171 quadrillion barrels of crude oil last month, a growth of 2.8% in 2006, up.
Compared to the same, the country's Iran's oil imports rose 3% last month, the data.
South Korea imported crude oil refinery restore Iran in late September, October to Hong Kong people settle down every day, import about 200000 barrels, or contract number, find a solution for the European Union banned the insurance.
South Korea, thus reducing import crude oil from Iran 36% last year, an average of 153400 barrels a day, another 20% cut in the previous year target is a six months to May 31,, to ensure that the extended release a month there was a renewal.
From December 2011 to May 2012, South Korea imported 1.84727 billion barrels of crude oil from Iran, according to Reuters calculation according to KNOC monthly import data.
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