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China May Cut Oil Product Quotas In Second Batch For 2023

OIL PRODUCTS

China may cut quotas for refined oil products exports in a second batch for 2023 as domestic demand improves while there is less need to boost its economy through oil products exports, a Reuters survey showed.

  • A reduction in oil products exports from China could help ease oversupply in gasoil markets, which has caused Asian refining margins to slump to a six-month low.
  • The second batch of quotas for gasoline, gasoil and jet fuel exports could range between 8-12mn tonnes, the survey of four state refining sources and three consultancies showed.
  • That figure would be down from the first batch of 18.99mn tonnes, although up almost three times on the year, at the high end of the range for estimates, Reuters data showed.
  • "Refineries will be granted around 10mn tonnes of new export quotas in coming weeks, as they could use over 80% of 2023 quotas by the end of April," said Energy Aspects analyst Sun Jianan.
  • The quotas are typically issued only to state refiners Sinopec, PetroChina, Sinochem, CNOOC, China National Aviation Fuel Co and privately-owned Zhejiang Petrochemical.

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