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Saudi Arabia Tops List Of Oil Exporters To China

Surpassing Russia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was China’s main source of oil in 2020 with 1.7 million b/d.

Surpassing Russia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was China’s main source of oil in 2020.

According China’s General Administration of Customs data, the number of Saudi oil shipments reached 85 million tons in 2020, which is an estimate of 1.7 million b/d.

This is an increase of more than 1.9% compared to 2019.

Undermining demand

China, the world’s largest oil importer, bought 542.4 million tons of crude oil last year, equals 10.85 million b/d, which is a 7.3% year-on-year increase.

China’s demand for oil has remained strong last year even though the Coronavirus has undermined fuel demand worldwide.

Russia came behind Saudi Arabia, with shipments of 83.57 million tons or 1.67 million b/d, an increase of 7.6% compared to 2019.

Saudi supplies to China surged dramatically in November after it cut price to attract customers.

The move made Saudi Arabia the largest oil exporter to China for most of 2020, due to more flexible logistics in addition to being geographically closer to Chinese refiners.

Export quantities

Saudi Arabia exported 6.94 million tons of oil to China last December, down 0.8% year-on-year. The Russian exports were only 6.2 million tons, down 15.7% from December 2019.

US oil supplies tripled last year compared to 2019 after Chinese companies intensified their purchases following a trade deal with Washington.

Imports from the US totaled 19.76 million tons in 2020, or about 394,000 b/d. In December, the number reached 3.6 million tons.

Iraq benefits

The US sanctions curbed Iranian and Venezuelan oil exports to China, which almost stopped.

Instead, Iraqi oil exports to China increased 16.1%, recording 60.12 million tons in 2020 on an annual basis. The country became the third largest oil supplier to China.

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