Japan sold 16.813 million kiloliters of oil products in October, or 3.53 million b/d, up 2.8% from a year earlier, preliminary data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed.
The rise was led by lower sales of gasoil and kerosene.
Sales of all products except jet fuel increased year on year.
Gasoil sales rose 6.3% year on year to 2.89 million kl in November, while gasoline sales grew 3.0% year on year to 4.76 million kl, the data showed.
Kerosene sales also went up 6.1% to 1.95 million kl, helped by lower temperature, but jet fuel sales were 5.7% lower year on year at 0.44 million kl in November.
Meanwhile, imports of oil products jumped 38.5% year on year to 623,659 b/d in November, lifted by a 31.6% jump in naphtha imports to 541,625 b/d. Kerosene imports recorded the biggest jump in terms of percentage, surging to 8,557 b/d in November, up 211.5% from 2,747 b/d a year ago.
Exports of oil products rose 6% year on year to 494,601 b/d in the month, led by increased gasoil and jet fuel exports.
November oil products imports: Volume (b/d) Change on month (%) Change on year (%)
Gasoline 16,983 -36.3 4.5 Naphtha 541,625 -5.3 31.6 Jet Fuel N.A. N.A. N.A. Kerosene 8,557 129.7 211.5 Gasoil 6,454 49.1 163.3 Fuel Oil 44,933 40.9 176.9 Total 623,659 -2.9 38.5
November oil products exports: Volume (b/d) Change on month (%) Change on year (%) Gasoline 41,795 28.7 0.6 Naphtha N.A. N.A. N.A. Jet Fuel 135,958 2.9 12.7 Kerosene N.A. N.A. N.A. Gasoil 198,341 32.4 14.8 Fuel Oil 108,379 -2.1 -8.1 Total 494,601 11.7 6.0
November oil products sales: Volume (kl) Change on month (%) Change on year (%) Gasoline 4,757,923 -0.3 3.0 Naphtha 4,143,438 -1.7 0.3 Jet Fuel 441,952 1.9 -5.7 Kerosene 1,952,941 72.7 6.1 Gasoil 2,887,488 7.0 6.3 Fuel Oil 1,314,258 -0.8 3.1 Total 16,812,588 7.0 2.8
Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
--Atsuko Kawasaki
The rise was led by lower sales of gasoil and kerosene.
Sales of all products except jet fuel increased year on year.
Gasoil sales rose 6.3% year on year to 2.89 million kl in November, while gasoline sales grew 3.0% year on year to 4.76 million kl, the data showed.
Kerosene sales also went up 6.1% to 1.95 million kl, helped by lower temperature, but jet fuel sales were 5.7% lower year on year at 0.44 million kl in November.
Meanwhile, imports of oil products jumped 38.5% year on year to 623,659 b/d in November, lifted by a 31.6% jump in naphtha imports to 541,625 b/d. Kerosene imports recorded the biggest jump in terms of percentage, surging to 8,557 b/d in November, up 211.5% from 2,747 b/d a year ago.
Exports of oil products rose 6% year on year to 494,601 b/d in the month, led by increased gasoil and jet fuel exports.
November oil products imports: Volume (b/d) Change on month (%) Change on year (%)
Gasoline 16,983 -36.3 4.5 Naphtha 541,625 -5.3 31.6 Jet Fuel N.A. N.A. N.A. Kerosene 8,557 129.7 211.5 Gasoil 6,454 49.1 163.3 Fuel Oil 44,933 40.9 176.9 Total 623,659 -2.9 38.5
November oil products exports: Volume (b/d) Change on month (%) Change on year (%) Gasoline 41,795 28.7 0.6 Naphtha N.A. N.A. N.A. Jet Fuel 135,958 2.9 12.7 Kerosene N.A. N.A. N.A. Gasoil 198,341 32.4 14.8 Fuel Oil 108,379 -2.1 -8.1 Total 494,601 11.7 6.0
November oil products sales: Volume (kl) Change on month (%) Change on year (%) Gasoline 4,757,923 -0.3 3.0 Naphtha 4,143,438 -1.7 0.3 Jet Fuel 441,952 1.9 -5.7 Kerosene 1,952,941 72.7 6.1 Gasoil 2,887,488 7.0 6.3 Fuel Oil 1,314,258 -0.8 3.1 Total 16,812,588 7.0 2.8
Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
--Atsuko Kawasaki
