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China’s Crude Port Inventory Ends Multi-Week Rebound: OilChem

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China’s commercial crude oil port inventory is likely to fall following a recent short-lived rebound, according to OilChem.

  • The expected decline is driven by continuously poor refining profits and domestic refineries, as well as high global prices for popular grades, OilChem added.
  • An OilChem survey showed that CDU capacity utilisation rates averaged 58.68% in the week ending May 9, up 1.52% on the month, but down 6.16% on the year.
  • Amongst independent refineries in China’s Shandong Province, CDU capacity utilisation averaged 57.60% in the week to May 9, down 4.26% on the month and 4.51% on the year.
  • China’s commercial crude port inventory stood at 27.65m mt May 8, down 0.32% on the week and 1.15% on the year.
  • China’s commercial crude port inventory rebounded from the previous annual low in early May, supported by resumed buying of Venezuelan crudes after the US reimposed sanctions.

Source: OilChem

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