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China Daily Oil Summary: Less Competition for Venezuelan Crude

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China will likely face less competition for Venezuelan crude as India steps away from purchasing barrels in the wake of renewed sanctions, according to Platts.

  • China’s demand for Iranian crude is unlikely to abate as the US considers new sanctions on Iranian oil exports, according to Platts.
  • China’s state and independent refiners cut run rates in the week to April 18 to 77.82%, the lowest level since February 29, according to OilChem.
  • Refinery runs at Chinese teapots in Shandong province increased to 54.76% of capacity and the highest since February 23.
  • Storage capacity utilisation rates at Shandong’s independent refineries have been largely stable in the week to April 19 at 43.7%, according to OilChem.
  • EXCLUSIVE: China’s Ministry of Commerce large-scale consumer goods trade-in programme alongside related fiscal and credit support will generate over CNY1 trillion of domestic demand by boosting automobile and household goods consumption, consolidating economic recovery, a high-ranking official told MNI.
  • POLICY: China’s hog supply and demand will become more balanced in Q2 under policy guidance from the government, Li Jinghui, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, told reporters.

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