10 Countries that Import the Most Oil in 2023

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7. Netherlands

Total Oil Imports in 2022: $58.67 billion 

The Netherlands is an important energy hub in the Northwest European market – not only for oil, but also for natural gas, coal, and electricity. Dutch ports play a key role in the global and regional energy trade and have one of the largest concentrations of oil refining and marine bunkering fuels in Europe. 

Since December 2022, Russian crude oil has stopped entering the Netherlands, having accounted for 30% of crude oil imports in 2022 as a whole.

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