據《亞洲潤滑油周刊》3月25日消息，韓國關稅廳公布的數據顯示，與去年同期相比，2月份韓國基礎油出口量連續第二個月持平。2月份的總出口量比1月份低5%，是自2021年8月以來的最低水平。

今年2月，韓國出口了34.69萬噸基礎油，比2021年同期的34.5827萬噸略有增加。2月份的出口量是自去年8月(33.8225萬噸)以來的最低值。去年出口量最低的月份是5月份，出口量為32.1141萬噸。去年最后4個月的月出口量均超過了40.8萬噸，但在今年1月份下降到了36.5687萬噸。

韓國2月份的基礎油出口額為3.463億美元，比去年同期的2.72億美元增加了27%。這是自去年5月3.326億美元以來的最低單月出口額。

韓國是世界上最大的基礎油出口國之一，其生產的大部分基礎油出口至全球市場。SK潤滑油公司、S-Oil公司、GS加德士公司、現代殼牌基礎油公司等煉油企業也因此獲得了豐厚的利潤。

張春曉 摘譯自 《亞洲潤滑油周刊》

原文如下：

South Korea base Oil Exports Stay Flat

South Korea’s base oil export volumes remained flat in February for the second consecutive month, compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the Korea Customs Service. February’s total was 5% lower than in January and was the lowest volume of base oil exported by the country since August 2021.

The nation exported 346,900 metric tons in February, up slightly from 345,827 tons in the same month in 2021. The February amount was the lowest since 338,225 tons last August. The lowest export volume for a month last year was 321,141 tons in May. Monthly exports had topped 408,000 tons through the last four months of last year, before declining to 365,687 tons in January.

The value of the base oil exported from South Korea in February was $346.3 million, a 27% increase from $272 million. That was the lowest export value for a month since last May’s $323.6 million.

One of the world’s largest base oil exporters, South Korea ships most of its produced volumes to markets globally. This results in large profits for its refiners, which include SK Lubricants, S-Oil, GS Caltex and Hyundai Shell base Oil.