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China’s Shandong Feedstock Imports down 4.9% in Aug

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Imports of feedstocks into Shandong Province or Tianjin City by China’s independent refineries totalled 10.53m mt in August, down 4.9% on the month, according to OilChem.

  • Within that total, crude oil arrivals stood at 7.71m mt, down 7.21% on the month, while bitumen mixtures were 1.54m mt, almost double July’s volumes.
  • Fuel oil arrivals saw a steep fall to around 1m mt, down 27.68% from July levels.
  • Malaysia and Russia were the two major suppliers to independent refineries in Shandong. However, often Iranian barrels are reexported via Malaysia to conceal their origin due to sanctions.
  • Feedstock arrivals are expected to rebound, according to OilChem. This is due to improving CDU utilisation rates at refineries. The sustainability of this also depends on the fourth batch of import quotas.

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Imports of feedstocks into Shandong Province or Tianjin City by China’s independent refineries totalled 10.53m mt in August, down 4.9% on the month, according to OilChem.

  • Within that total, crude oil arrivals stood at 7.71m mt, down 7.21% on the month, while bitumen mixtures were 1.54m mt, almost double July’s volumes.
  • Fuel oil arrivals saw a steep fall to around 1m mt, down 27.68% from July levels.
  • Malaysia and Russia were the two major suppliers to independent refineries in Shandong. However, often Iranian barrels are reexported via Malaysia to conceal their origin due to sanctions.
  • Feedstock arrivals are expected to rebound, according to OilChem. This is due to improving CDU utilisation rates at refineries. The sustainability of this also depends on the fourth batch of import quotas.

Keep reading...Show less