據世界能源1月11日消息：SK Innovation、GS Caltex、S-Oil、現代Oilbank等公司去年從美國進口了1.123億桶原油，比前一年增加了10%。因此，韓國去年成為亞洲最大的美國原油進口國。

韓國從美國進口原油始于2015年，當時進口總量為244.5萬桶。 2019年進口量首次突破1億桶。2016年至2019年，這四家韓國公司每年從中東進口的原油從9.262億桶降至7.5256億桶，2020年和2021年分別達到6.764億桶和5.1513億桶。

煉油企業正在增加從美國的進口，以實現供應來源多樣化和更好的風險控制。此外，美國原油比中東原油便宜。上月，迪拜原油和WTI原油價格分別為每桶73.21美元和71.69美元。來自美國的原油運輸也比來自中東的便宜，而且韓國政府還對非中東產原油實行稅收優惠政策。

馮娟 摘譯自 世界能源

原文如下：

Korea's imports of U.S. Crude Oil Considerably Increases Last Year

SK Innovation, GS Caltex, S-Oil and Hyundai Oilbank imported 112.3 million barrels of crude oil from the United States last year, up 10 percent from a year ago. As a result, South Korea became the biggest U.S. crude oil importer in Asia last year.

South Korea’s crude oil import from the United States started in 2015, when the imports totaled 2.445 million barrels. The volume exceeded 100 million barrels for the first time in 2019. On the other hand, the four South Korean companies’ annual crude oil imports from the Middle East fell from 926.2 million barrels to 752.56 million barrels from 2016 to 2019 and reached 676.4 million barrels and 515.13 million barrels in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

The oil refining companies are increasing their imports from the United States for supply source diversification and better risk control. In addition, the U.S. crude oil is cheaper than that from the Middle East. Last month, the Dubai crude and WTI prices were US$73.21 and US$71.69 per barrel, respectively. Crude oil transport from the United States is also cheaper than that from the Middle East and the South Korean government provides tax incentives for non-Middle East crude oil.