Japan 's February fuel oil imports for power generation rose 3.3% from January to about 800,000 metric tons, as peak winter season and lost nuclear power boosted domestic demand, government data showed Friday.

The imports were up about 215% from last February. A massive earthquake disabled most of Japan 's nuclear power generation capacity in March last year.

Fuel oil sales for power generation rose to 2.47 million tons in February, up 5% on month and 71.2% from a year ago, data posted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on its website showed.

Japan 's fuel oil imports have remained robust despite multi-year high flat-price levels.

Traders expect imports to dip with the end of peak winter demand, only to rebound as stockpiling for summer kicks in.
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