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Weaker Margins Could Limit China’s H2 Product Exports: Platts

OIL PRODUCTS

Weaker clean oil product margins could weigh on outflows from China in H2, despite expectations that the government may significantly raise export quotas for refiners, Platts said.

  • The Chinese government is considering the release of 15m mt of oil product export quotas in September, taking the total clean oil product export quotas to 48m mt for 2024.
  • In H1, clean oil product exports declined 2.7% on the year to 19.86m mt (865k b/d) due to slower overseas demand and thin export margins. This leaves around 13.14m mt of quotas for H2.
  • China’s 2024 clean oil product exports have widely been expected to remain steady at 40m mt, amid poorer export margins and a slight surplus domestically.
  • Platts forecasts China’s export margin for gasoline to remain negative from Aug.-Dec, while gasoil will be profitable overall in H2, but will vary by the month.
  • Platts also expected China to export 3.27m mt of gasoline, gasoil, and jet fuel in August, up 2.5% on July.

Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights

Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights

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