Export of Russian oil to China, South Korea and Japan grows by 25%
In 2014, Russia grew oil supplies to China, Japan and South Korea by a quarter, increased its share on the Asia-Pacific market to 8.7%. Here, domestic manufacturers were able to compete with the Gulf countries, share of which among exporters on the local market decreased in the past year.
In 2014, Russia increased the volume of oil supplies to China, Japan and South Korea by 10 million tons, which is equivalent to the growth of 25%. Thus, as the Bloomberg reports, referring to government data, the share of the supply of the domestic companies to market of the three largest Asian oil importers increased from 7.2% in 2013 to the current 8.7%.