S.Korea's Iran crude imports for July down 43.5 pct y/y -customs

SEOUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - South Korea imported 788,651 tonnes of crude oil from Iran in July, down 43.5 percent from a year ago, preliminary data from Korea Customs Service showed on Wednesday. That is equivalent to 5.8 million barrels, according to a Reuters calculation. The world´s fifth-largest crude buyer imported a total 12.9 million tonnes of crude last month against 12.4 million tonnes imported a year ago, the data also showed. Final data for South Korea's crude oil imports last month will be published by state-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) later the month. The KNOC data is considered the industry standard for South Korea's oil imports.

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