據《亞洲潤滑油周刊》4月15日消息，韓國海關總署本周公布的數據顯示，在連續兩個月同比持平后，3月份韓國基礎油出口量同比下降2%。不過3月份的出口量仍高于1月份或2月份。

3月份韓國出口了37.9559萬噸基礎油，低于去年同期的38.9052萬噸。不過這是自去年12月出口40.8826萬噸以來的最高月份。

3月份韓國出口基礎油價值達到3.987億美元，比去年同期的3.395億美元增長17%。

作為最大的基礎油出口國之一，韓國將其大部分基礎油產品銷往全球市場，為其煉油廠帶來了巨額利潤。

3月份韓國基礎油進口量為2.3387萬噸，同比減少了59%。這是過去12個月總量最低的月份之一，僅高于去年11月的1.9699萬噸和去年6月的2.2736萬噸。3月份韓國基礎油進口額同比下降了50%，至2390萬美元。

龐曉華 摘譯自 《亞洲潤滑油周刊》

原文如下：

South Korea base Oil Exports Slip

South Korea’s base oil export volume for March was down 2% year to year, after being flat for two consecutive months, according to data released by the Korea Customs Service this week. The volume for March was still higher than January or February.

South Korea exported 379,559 metric tons of base oil in March, down from the 389,052 tons in the same month last year. That was the highest total for a month since December’s 408,826 tons.

The value of the exported base oils reached $398.7 million, a 17% increase from $339.5 million.

One of the top base oil exports, South Korea sends most of its production to markets globally, bringing in hefty profits for its refiners.

base oil imports into South Korea dwindled by 59% to 23,387 tons. That was among the lowest totals over the previous 12 months, ahead of 19,699 tons last November and 22,736 tons last June. The value of base oil imports declined 50% to $23.9 million in March.