Iran's crude exports to Asia up 19.6 percent in 9M

(MENAFN) Asian buyers imported around 1.14 million barrels per day of Iranian crude in the January-September period of 2014, increasing by 19.6 percent on-year, Tehran Times reported.

China's imports from Iran were at 570,350 bpd, up 33.2 percent on year. In September alone, China's imports rose 5.8 percent from last year to a two-month high of 503,261 bpd.

Meanwhile, India's imports in September declined by 18.5 percent from last year to 241,400 bpd, and over the January-September period, imports rose 38.1 percent to 267,800 bpd.

South Korea's imports last month dipped 2.3 percent on-year to 134,300 bpd, while its shipments for the January-September period were down 6.7 percent from last year to 127,458 bpd.