UAE named top oil exporter to Japan in October

The UAE exported 32.24 million barrels of crude oil to Japan in October this year, according to data issued by Tokyo’s Agency of Energy and Natural Resource, official news agency WAM reported.

The import figure accounted for 37.6 per cent of Japan total oil imports, which constituted the highest amount from one country in October, a statement said.

Meanwhile, Arab oil accounted for 92.4 per cent of Japan’s petroleum requirements in October.

Last year, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) logistics unit signed a deal with Japan’s Inpex Corporation for a LNG bunkering partnership in the UAE.

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