REUTERS
Ukraine imported crude oil and fuel to the tune of US$1.9 billion in the first half of 2017, according to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.
In particular, crude oil imports were estimated at US$182.7 million, while those of fuel at US$1.746 billion, the service said.
Read alsoLower fuel prices promised to Ukrainians due to increase of own productionThe largest batches of crude arrived from Azerbaijan (US$161.4 million, 88.3% of total oil imports) and Kazakhstan (US$15.5 million, 8.5%), while oil products were imported mainly from Belarus (US$903.5 million, 51.2%), Russia (US$416.5 million, 23.4%), and Lithuania (US$151.3 million, 8.7%).
Read alsoReuters: Oil prices slump over 1 percent on rise in U.S. outputAs UNIAN reported, Ukraine in 2016 imported crude oil and gas condensate to the tune of US$173.8 million, which was 2.1 times more than in 2015. Fuel imports grew by 15.3% to US$3.3 billion.