据原油新闻2020年12月21日首尔报道，由于韩国当地炼油商发现，在市场不确定性时期，他们常用的中东原油是最可靠和最经济的原料选择，韩国11月份从美国进口的原油数量几乎比去年同期减少了近一半，同时从沙特阿拉伯进口的原油数量继续增加。
韩国海关部门21日公布的初步统计数据显示，韩国炼油企业11月份从美国进口了83.2068万吨或610万桶的原油，比去年同期的1203万桶大幅下降了49.3%。
美国原油进口的减少标志着韩国原油进口连续第7个月下降。韩国11月份美国原油进口量也比10月份的910万桶下降了33%。
今年1-11月，韩国的美国原油进口量同比下降了20.2%，下降到了9937万桶。
与此相反，韩国11月份从其最大原油供应国沙特阿拉伯进口的原油数量同比增加了2.1%，达到了333万吨或2441万桶，而去年同期为2391万桶。
韩国海关部门的统计数据还显示，韩国11月份沙特原油进口量连续第3个月增加。
李峻 编译自 原油新闻
原文如下：
S KOREA Nov crude imports from US fall, Saudi oil shipments extend uptrend
South Korea's crude imports from the US nearly halved in November from a year earlier, while shipments from Saudi Arabia continued to rise as local refiners find their staple Middle Eastern oil to be the most reliable and economical feedstock option in times of market uncertainty.
South Korean refiners imported 832,068 mt, or 6.1 million barrels, of US crude in November, down 49.3% from 12.03 million barrels they received in the same month a year earlier, preliminary customs data showed.
The cutback in US crude imports marked the seventh consecutive monthly decrease. The November shipments from the US were also down 33% from 9.1 million barrels in October.
Over January-November, US crude imports fell 20.2% year On the contrary, South Korea's crude imports from its top supplier Saudi Arabia climbed 2.1% year The November Saudi oil shipments marked the third consecutive monthly increase, the customs data showed.