China’s top five suppliers — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Brazil and Oman — each delivered record high volumes of crude to China in November, propelling the crude import volume of the world’s biggest Asian oil consumer to a brand new historical high of 11.18 million b/d, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, which was made available on Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Shipment from top crude supplier Saudi Arabia surged 25.1% year on year, crossing the 2 million b/d (8.21 million mt) mark for the first time ever in November. On a barrels-per-day basis, the volume edged 0.8% higher from 1.99 million b/d in October, which was the previous record high. Imports from Russia, who supplied […]