South Africa’s base oils imports rose to an eight-month high in April, boosted by the arrival of a large shipment from Saudi Arabia.Total imports of 38,100 kilolitres (33,750t) in April rose from an already-high 36,300kl in March and by 3pc from year-earlier levels.The rise in imports for the eighth time in nine months boosted total shipments to 113,820kl in the first four months of this year.The volume was up 16pc from 98,290kl during the same period last year.South Africa's base oil imports rose even in the face of increasingly widespread power outages that compounded a slowdown in the country's economic growth.Imports got a boost in April from the delivery of more than 9,600kl of base oils from Saudi Arabia. The shipment from the Mideast Gulf country was the first in five months and the largest ever.The rise in shipments balanced out a slowdown in supplies from the Netherlands and the US. .Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu/Jeddah April exports rise.Contact us for more information about the data for these stories
South Africa’s base oils imports rose to an eight-month high in April, boosted by the arrival of a large shipment from Saudi Arabia.Total imports of 38,100 kilolitres (33,750t) in April rose from an already-high 36,300kl in March and by 3pc from year-earlier levels.The rise in imports for the eighth time in nine months boosted total shipments to 113,820kl in the first four months of this year.The volume was up 16pc from 98,290kl during the same period last year.South Africa's base oil imports rose even in the face of increasingly widespread power outages that compounded a slowdown in the country's economic growth.Imports got a boost in April from the delivery of more than 9,600kl of base oils from Saudi Arabia. The shipment from the Mideast Gulf country was the first in five months and the largest ever.The rise in shipments balanced out a slowdown in supplies from the Netherlands and the US. .Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu/Jeddah April exports rise.Contact us for more information about the data for these stories