17.01.2013, 18:00
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According to statistics released by Korea Customs Service, Seoul bought 793,361 metric tons, equivalent to about 188,000 barrels a day, of crude oil from Iran in December which showed a 24-percent rise compared with the 639,281 tons in the corresponding period a year earlier, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
South Korea halted crude imports from Iran in August and September after its refiners lost insurance coverage on ships ... Iran responded by using state-owned tankers to carry cargoes, a move that would allow South Korea to receive crude shipments without concerns over insurance guarantees.
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