SEJONG- South Korea plans to adjust mandatory oil storage capacity in a bid to expand commercial trading of petroleum products, South Korea’s Trade Ministry said Monday(May 26th).
Currently oil refiners are required to maintain a minimum storage capacity of some 19.1 billion liters or 120 million barrels. the amount represents their combined output for 45 days according to South Korea’s (Yonhap) news agency.
A revision of the related law proposed at a deregulation meeting held over the weekend would lower the minimum requirement to about 8.69 billion liters or 50 million barrels, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said.
The ministry said the remaining storage space for 70 million barrels may be used for oil trading.
“They (refiners) may need the additional capacity for their own use as the country annually exports about US $50 billion worth of petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel” said Kang Kyung-Sun head of the ministry’s petroleum division.
Another official said the government expects about 30 percent of the storage units to be used in commercial trading.
The move comes as part of government efforts to host an international oil hub.-WAM
RIYADH, June 2 – Ellora Group, a leading Doha-based distributor of building materials and industrial fasteners,…
DUBAI – President Donald Trump’s recently concluded visit to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has…
DUBAI – Dubai’s music scene is set to sizzle this June with a lineup of international…
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates is set to host a vibrant array of events this…
ABU DHABI– Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has entered into…
RIO DE JANEIRO – Carlo Ancelotti has officially arrived in Brazil to commence his role as…
