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China State Refiners Keep Firm Demand for Urals in March

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China’s imports of Russian crude from Baltic, Black Sea and Arctic regions rebounded to above 400kbd in March with vessels associated with the trade experiencing minimal Red Sea disruption.

  • Only 10% of that volume arrived in Shandong for teapot refiners. Chinese state-run refiners and Indian refiners proved more resilient to narrowing discounts in Urals-led long-haul Russian crude.
  • Teapot refiners are struggling to source other discounted grades from Iran and Venezuela which may force run rates lower along with the lack of Urals volumes.
  • Sluggish diesel demand and seasonal maintenance are also expected to dent China crude buying according to Vortexa.

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