South Korea Country Analysis Brief — Oct 6, 2010: “South Korea was the world’s tenth largest energy consumer in 2007, and with its lack of domestic reserves, Korea is one of the top energy importers in the world. The country is the fifth largest importer of crude oil and the second largest importer of both coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). South Korea has no international oil or natural gas pipelines, and relies exclusively on tanker shipments of LNG and crude oil.”