S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide

▲ Kang Hoon-sik, the presidential chief of staff, explains the outcome of his trip to Kazakhstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar during a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on April 15, 2026. (Yonhap)

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S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide

By Kim Eun-jung

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured 273 million barrels of crude oil by the end of this year from four nations in the Middle East, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said Wednesday.

Kang, who returned home from his eight-day trip to Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Kazakhstan, said the nation also secured 2.1 million tons of naphtha by the end of this year.

"The 273 million barrels of crude oil, based on last year's consumption levels, are sufficient to sustain the economy for more than three months under normal operating conditions without the need for additional emergency measures," Kang told reporters.

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