Tokyo, July 7 (Inditop.com) Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the largest oil suppliers to the world’s second largest economy Japan and account for over half of the country’s oil imports, WAM news agency reported Tuesday citing Japanese government figures.
Saudi Arabia remained the largest crude oil supplier to Japan in May 2009, exporting 31.4 million barrels per day and accounting for 28.8 percent of total its oil imports.
Japanese oil imports from the UAE stood at 23.9 million barrels per day in May 2009, representing 22.7 percent of the total oil imports.
Arab crude oil formed 82.2 percent of Japan’s oil imports for the month.
