Russia Is China’s Top Oil Supplier For A Third Month In July

FILE - Workers walk past a storage tank at the Kaleikino oil pumping station of Transneft Kama Region near Almetyevsk, Russia, April 27, 2022.  

CNBC/Reuters: Russia is China’s top oil supplier for a third month in July, customs data showed 

* It comes as independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil. 

* Imports of Russian oil, including supplies pumped via the East Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline and seaborne shipments from Russia’s European and Far Eastern ports, totaled 7.15 million tonnes, up 7.6% from a year ago, data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs showed. 

Russia held its spot as China’s top oil supplier for a third month in July, data showed on Saturday, as independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil. 

Imports of Russian oil, including supplies pumped via the East Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline and seaborne shipments from Russia’s European and Far Eastern ports, totaled 7.15 million tonnes, up 7.6% from a year ago, data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs showed. 

Still, Russian supplies in July, equivalent to about 1.68 million barrels per day (bpd), were below May’s record of close to 2 million bpd. China is Russia’s largest oil buyer. 

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