Ukraine cuts import of oil, petroleum products by 15.8 % in February

Ukraine decreased import of oil and petroleum products in value terms by 15.8 percent in February, as compared to the first month of the year, to stand at 424.507 million US dollars, the Ukrainian State Customs Service said in a report made public on Tuesday. In February 2013, the country imported crude oil only from Kazakhstan. In the period under review, Ukraine imported 27,739,000 tonnes of crude worth 23.338 million US dollars, which was two times smaller than in January, the document quoted by Itar-tass said. There was no crude oil export from Ukraine in February 2013, the Customs Service added.