قاطـــرة الطلــب العا٠لــي علــى النفــط - OAPEC

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting CountriesFigure - 6World Supply and Demand(Million b/d)DemandSupplyOct.2010Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June July Aug. Sept.2011Oct.Tables (7) and (8) in the annex show world oil demand and supply for the period 2009-2011.3. Oil TradeUSAIn September 2011, US crude oil importsdeclined by 401 thousand b/d or 4.4% from theprevious month levels to 8.8 million b/d, similarlyUS product imports decreased, by 63 thousandb/d to 2.0 million b/d.On the export side, US product exports roseslightly by 89 thousand b/d from the previousmonth levels to 2.45 million b/d. As a result, USnet crude oil imports in September 2011 were554 thousand b/d or nearly 6.2% lower than theprevious month, averaging 8.3 million b/d.Canada remained the main supplier of crudeoil to the US with 2.24 million b/d, followed bySaudi Arabia with 1.8 million b/d, then Mexicowith 1.2 million b/d. OPEC Member Countriessupplied 4.3 million b/d or 47.9% of total UScrude oil imports during the month.JapanJapan’s crude oil imports went up by 98thousand b/d or 2.8% in September 2011 to 3.6million b/d, similarly Japan’s product importsincreased by one thousand b/d or 0.1% to 1.1million b/d.On the export side, Japan’s product exportsdecreased in September , by one thousand b/d,averaging 600 thousand b/d. As a result, Japan’snet oil imports in September 2011 increasedslightly by 100 thousand b/d or 2.5% to 4.1million b/d.11Volume 37 Issue 12