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China buys 15 Russian oil cargoes for October-November supply
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Indian demand for Russian oil declines as reductions slim in July
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Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs in opposition to Russian oil patrons
By Siyi Liu
SINGORE, – Chinese language refineries have bought 15 cargoes of Russian oil for October and November supply as Indian demand for Moscow’s exports falls away, two analysts and one dealer stated on Tuesday.
India has emerged because the main purchaser of Russian seaborne oil, which has offered at a reduction since some Western nations shunned purchases and imposed restrictions on Russian exports over Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Indian state refiners paused Russian oil purchases final month, nevertheless, as these reductions narrowed. And U.S. President Donald Trump can be threatening to punish nations for getting Russian crude.
China had secured 15 Russian Urals cargoes for October–November supply by the top of final week, stated Richard Jones, a Singapore-based crude analyst at Power Facets.
Every Urals cargo ranges in measurement from 700,000 to 1 million barrels.
Kpler senior analyst Xu Muyu wrote in an August 14 report that China has probably bought about 13 cargoes of Urals and Varandey crude for October supply, together with no less than two Urals cargoes for November.
The extra Russian Urals provide might curb Chinese language refiners’ urge for food for Center Jap crude, which is $2 to $3 per barrel dearer, Xu stated.
This, in flip, might add additional stress to the Dubai market which is already shedding momentum as seasonal demand fades whereas competitors from arbitrage provide intensifies, she added.
A commerce supply agreed with Kpler’s estimate, including that the cargoes have been booked principally at the start of this month by Chinese language state-owned and unbiased refineries.
China, the world’s prime oil importer and largest Russian oil purchaser, primarily buys ESPO crude exported from the Russian Far East port of Kozmino resulting from its proximity. Its year-to-date imports of Urals crude stood at 50,000 barrels per day, Kpler knowledge confirmed.
Urals and Varandey crude are usually shipped to India, Kpler knowledge confirmed.
Indian state-refiners have backed out Russian crude imports by roughly 600,000 to 700,000 bpd, in keeping with Power Facets’ Jones.
“We don’t count on China to soak up the entire further Russian volumes, as Urals will not be a baseload grade for Chinese language majors,” he stated, referring to Chinese language state refineries which aren’t designed to solely course of the Russian grade.
Chinese language refiners may also be cautious about the potential of U.S. secondary sanctions if Trump’s push for a Ukraine peace deal breaks down, he added.
Trump stated on Friday he didn’t instantly want to contemplate retaliatory tariffs on nations resembling China for getting Russian oil however might need to “in two or three weeks”.
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