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Saudi Remains Top Chinese Crude Supplier Jan to Sep - Russia Close Second

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Chinese imports of Russian oil rose by 22% in September y-o-y at 7.46 mn tonnes or 1.82 mn bpd.

  • The import pace of crude from Russia eased from 1.96 mn bpd in August and compared to the record high of nearly 2 mn bpd in May.
  • Saudi remained China’s top supplier at 7.53 million tonnes or 1.83mn bpd in September. It compares to 1.99mn bpd in August and was 5.4% lower than a year prior.
  • West African flows have been muscled out by those from Russia, dropping by 36% y-o-y.
  • In the first nine months, Saudi Arabia was the top crude supplier to China with volumes of 65.84 million tonnes, down 1% on the year. Russian volumes came in second at 64.26 million tonnes, up 9%.

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