Kuwait – Mubasher: Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan increased 6.7% in August from a year earlier to 6.32 million barrels; an average of 204,000 barrels per day (bpd).

This increase was the first rise in four months, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said based on government data.

Kuwait, which is Japan's sixth biggest oil provider, has supplied 6.4% of Japan’s total crude imports, the Japanese Natural Resources and Energy Agency said in a preliminary report.

“Japan's overall imports of crude oil declined 8.3% year-on-year to 3.21 million bpd for the second consecutive month of fall,” KUNA said.