Russia becomes top oil supplier to China over five-month period
Russia increased oil supplies to China by 41.8% to 22.169 million tonnes, putting the country in first place for the five-month period from January to May this year, Chinese customs authorities report.
Saudi Arabia is ranked second, increasing oil supplies to China by 3.9% to 21.885 million tonnes over the same period. Angola comes in third place, showing 15.9% growth with 18.51 million tonnes of oil exported.
Iraq and Oman also reported an increase in oil exports to China during the period, by 18.4% to 14.578 million tonnes and by 20.3% to 14.137 million tonnes respectively, while Iran saw a reduction of 0.7% in its sales to 11.767 million tonnes.
Brazil’s oil export to China totalled 7.089 million tonnes, with Kuwait exporting 6.404 million tonnes, Venezuela 7.829 million tonnes, and the UAE 5.223 million tonnes.
In terms of oil product supplies to China, the top position is held by South Korea, which increased its export by 20.6% to 3.9 million tonnes. Singapore is ranked second in this category, with 1.939 million tonnes (a reduction of 1.6%), and Russia third, with 1.251 million tonnes (a reduction of 34.5%).
Source: http://tass.ru/ (Russian)
