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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

Last updated on: September 14, 2012 08:37 IST
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With the government planning to increase oil prices again, let's take a look at some of the biggest oil importers in the world.

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

Last updated on: September 14, 2012 08:37 IST
The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.

The United States

Net oil import (2011): 8.7 million barrels per day

Global rank: 1

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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A view of Xiangjiang River in Changsha, Hunan province, China.

China

Net oil import (2011): 5.5 million barrels per day

Global rank: 2

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.

Japan

Net oil import (2011): 4.3 million barrels per day

Global rank: 3

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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India

Net oil import (2011): 2.3 million barrels per day

Global rank: 4

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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People are reflected in a shop window as they walk in Potsdamer Street in Berlin.

Germany

Net oil import (2011): 2.3 million barrels per day

Global rank: 4

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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South Korea

Net oil import (2011): 2.2 million barrels per day

Global rank: 6

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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Tourists walk past the Orsay Museum in Paris.

France

Net oil import (2011): 1.7 million barrels per day

Global rank: 7

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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Spain

Net oil import (2011): 1.3 million barrels per day

Global rank: 8

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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Italy

Net oil import (2011): 1.3 million barrels per day

Global rank: 8

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India is the fourth biggest oil importer in the world

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A curator walks past displays of Barbie dolls at the Doll Industry Museum in Taishan, Taipei County, Taiwan.

Taiwan

Net oil import (2011): 1.0 million barrels per day

Global rank: 10