Business news from Ukraine

UKRAINE BOOSTS COAL IMPORTS 80% AND OIL IMPORTS 36.9%, IN JAN 2018

9 February , 2018  

Ukraine imported 73,933 tonnes of crude oil (according to foreign economic activity code 2709 – petrol, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, etc.) worth $38.515 million in January 2018, respectively 36.9% and 57.3% more than in January 2017, the State Fiscal Service has reported.
Ukraine imported oil worth $36.174 million from Azerbaijan, $1.844 million from Iran, $277,000 from Russia and $221,000 from other countries. Ukraine did not export any oil in the period. As reported, Ukraine imported 5.826 million tonnes of oil worth $4.384 billion in 2011, 1.544 million tonnes worth $1.233 billion in 2012, 761,000 tonnes worth $630 million in 2013, 178,000 tonnes worth $147 million in 2014, 248,000 tonnes worth $89 million in 2015, 516,000 tonnes worth $174 million in 2016 and 1.013 million tonnes worth $442 million in 2017. Ukraine imported 570,685 tonnes of petroleum products (foreign economic code 2710 – petrol, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, etc.) in January 2018, 0.9% more year-on-year, for a total of $344.072 million, 22.1% more. Russia supplied petroleum products worth $146.006 million (42.43% of the total), Belarus some $130.958 million (38.06%), Lithuania some $37.032 million (10.76%) and other countries $30.075 million (8.74%).
Ukraine exported 25,876 tonnes of petroleum products worth $14.981 million in January, of which $3.694 million to Latvia, $3.669 million to Lithuania, $2.451 million to Greece and $5.167 million to other countries. Ukraine imported petroleum products worth $6.954 billion and exported $3.339 billion in 2011, $7.607 billion and $1.389 billion respectively in 2012, $6.418 billion and $811 million in 2013, $6.698 billion and $511 million in 2014, $3.857 billion and $116 million in 2015, $3.267 billion and $87 million in 2016 and $4.159 billion and $181 million in 2017.
Imports of coal (foreign economic code 2701) rose to 2.250 million tonnes in January 2018, an 80% year-on-year increase, worth $281.161 million, 64.5% more.
Ukraine imported coal (including anthracite) worth $170.579 million from Russia (60.67% of the total), $91.017 million from the United States (32.37%), $13.1 million from Canada (4.66%) and $6.465 million from other companies (2.3%).
Ukraine exported 43,316 tonnes of coal worth $7.798 million in January, including $4.597 million to Russia and $3.201 million to Slovakia.
Ukraine imported coal worth $2.761 billion and exported coal worth $775 million in 2011, respectively $2.637 billion and $609 million in 2012, $1.974 billion and $737 million in 2013, $1.773 billion and $521 million in 2014, $1.632 billion and $54 million in 2015, $1.467 billion and $45 million in 2016 and $2.744 billion and $105 million in 2017.