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China Crude Imports into Shandong Slide

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China’s seaborne crude imports fell below the 10mbd mark in November for the first time since February according to Vortexa - the first y/y decrease in crude imports compared to the prior 9-months which have consistently been at least 10% higher.

  • Crude imports into Shandong decreased to 2.9mbd in November, compared to the 3.3-3.8mbd registered in the preceding ten months.
  • Shandong onshore crude inventories saw a modest reduction of 6mb in the month according to Vortexa, indicating a 500kbd cut in implied crude consumptions among the Shandong teapots.
  • China refiners have been hit onto the tail end of the year by tightening crude import quotas as well as tightening oil product export quotas.



Source: Vortexa

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