据《亚洲润滑油周刊》3月25日消息，韩国关税厅公布的数据显示，与去年同期相比，2月份韩国基础油出口量连续第二个月持平。2月份的总出口量比1月份低5%，是自2021年8月以来的最低水平。

今年2月，韩国出口了34.69万吨基础油，比2021年同期的34.5827万吨略有增加。2月份的出口量是自去年8月(33.8225万吨)以来的最低值。去年出口量最低的月份是5月份，出口量为32.1141万吨。去年最后4个月的月出口量均超过了40.8万吨，但在今年1月份下降到了36.5687万吨。

韩国2月份的基础油出口额为3.463亿美元，比去年同期的2.72亿美元增加了27%。这是自去年5月3.326亿美元以来的最低单月出口额。

韩国是世界上最大的基础油出口国之一，其生产的大部分基础油出口至全球市场。SK润滑油公司、S-Oil公司、GS加德士公司、现代壳牌基础油公司等炼油企业也因此获得了丰厚的利润。

张春晓 摘译自 《亚洲润滑油周刊》

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.