Singapore (Platts)–24Nov2014/108 am EST/608 GMT China’s crude imports from its major suppliers, including Iran, rose significantly in October versus a year ago, save for top exporters Saudi Arabia and Angola, detailed data from the General Administration of Customs showed Saturday, November 22. Crude imports from Iran last month surged 35.5% from a year earlier to 1.44 million mt, or an average 340,027 b/d. Iran, however, remained China’s sixth-largest supplier of crude oil last month, accounting for 6% of its total imports. China imported less crude from Saudi Arabia and Angola in October despite its total crude imports rising 18% from a year earlier to 5.7 million b/d. Saudi volumes inched down 0.7% year on year to 4.56 million mt while Angolan cargoes fell 5.6% to 3.04 million mt last month. Article continues below… Platts Oil Roundtable Podcast: Higher crude prices see Saudis losing market share in China, India Yen […]