*Taiwan imported 913,300 b/d of crude in 1H 2019, a nine year high; Q2 imports at 980,100 b/d were higher still.
*Though Mideast volumes did rise to a 4-year high of 721,200 b/d in 1H 2019, the region’s share remains on a downward trajectory: 75.9% of the total for 2Q 2019 versus 82.4% a year earlier and an average of 87% for 2015 (see chart and data). (CONTINUED - 270 WORDS)
