North Korea’s accelerated weapons testing programs have prompted both the U.S. and the UN to target to the country’s oil imports for the first time.

While Washington went after companies working in North Korea’s supply chain, the UN Security Council (UNSC) set restrictions on total imports its members could ship to the DPRK.

With no known domestic oil production of its own, North Korea has long been dependent on other countries for its fuel supplies, but the details of how it acquires both crude oil and refined products are murky.[/p