Kazakhstan reported large oil shipments to North Korea in its July and August trade numbers, with the exports far in excess of what longtime energy patrons China and Russia have been reporting in 2018.

North Korea’s fuel and oil imports are currently restricted by the UN resolutions, which place yearly caps on exporters and place reporting requirements on member states shipping fuels to the DPRK.

But numbers collated by the ITC trade map show Kazakhstan exporting oil worth USD$25 million in July and USD$39 million the following month.

In contrast, Russia’s reported