South Korea's crude oil imports from the Middle East saw a significant decrease of 37.3% in April, totaling 4.49 million tons. This decline reduced the Middle East's share of South Korea's total oil imports to 53.1%, down from 65.2% in the same period last year. Saudi Arabia, the largest supplier, experienced a 37.6% drop in its oil shipments to South Korea, while imports from the United States increased by 13.4%. AI
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RANK_REASON The cluster discusses economic data on oil imports, not a core AI development.