Because Australian crude is not suitable for some of the products that come from crude oil.
13% of Australia's crude oil comes from the middle east
various countries like Iran, and other middle eastern countries.
70% of total consumption is imported from other countries.
According to the CIA World Factbook Australia imports machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; and crude oil and petroleum products.
I personally produce or import no crude oil
The trade items that Australia import the most are crude petroleum, passenger motor vehicles and refined petroleum. Other trade items include telecom equipment, medicaments and computers.
australia imports and exports to make and get money for our country
It is price paid to buy petroleum from foreign country. It is use to determine the cost of crude. It consists of- 1. Imported cost of crude 2. Ocean freight 3. Custom duty
Some of the major imports of Australia are machinery, personal computers, business machines, crude oil, and transport equipment. Some of its main exports are coal, meat, wool, and gold as well as iron ore and wheat.
It isn't: Mexico is a net exporter of crude oil.
700 million barelles a year
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