MNI China Daily Summary: Thursday, April 22

MNI BRIEF: China To Quicken Resolving Local Debt Risks

RPT-MNI INTERVIEW: ECB's Wunsch Sees At Least Two Cuts By Dec

MNI: PBOC Conducts CNY2 Bln Via OMO Mon; Liquidity Unchanged

CHINA PBOC INJECTS CNY2 BILLION VIA 7-DAY REVERSE REPOS MON

MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Lower At 7.1043 Mon; -4.74% Y/Y

NBH Data Watch

INDON Sov Curve Flatter, Trade Surplus Soars, BI Decision Wednesday

MNI: BAKER HUGHES US RIG COUNT 619; OIL RIGS 511; GAS RIGS 106

RPT-MNI: Canada Sticks To Fiscal Anchors, Spends Chunk Of Windfall

MNI BRIEF: Poilievre Calls QE 'Scam' And Would Limit BOC Remit

MNI: Growth Drag From Net Zero Carbon Goal Can Be Offset-OECD

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Unipec Increase Upper Zakum Crude Purchases for March

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Unipec, the trading arm of Chinese state refiner Sinopec, has bought as many as 18 cargoes of Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum crude for loading in March this month according to Bloomberg. The purchased volume of approximately 9mbbls is greater than the usual purchased volume.

  • It is not known if the crude will be supplied to Sinopec refineries or will be resold. The increase could be due to a halt in Russian ESPO purchases since late 2022, a rise in downstream demand for products or purchased for good value according Bloomberg sources.
  • Chinese oil demand is in focus with support from fuel export quotas and with a potential increase in domestic consumption following the end of covid restrictions.
  • Apparent oil demand in China fell 3.9% y/y in December to 13.11mbpd and 2022 demand was down -3.24% to 13.03mbpd.
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