A seller of Russian crude gave Chinese buyers the flexibility to pay in yuan, as the energy giant attempts to keep its few remaining export channels flowing smoothly Geneva-based Paramount Energy & Commodities SA offered to let some Chinese customers make payments in yuan for May-loading ESPO crude shipped from Russia’s Far East, according to traders with knowledge of the matter. Some Chinese independent processors purchased the cargoes, although it’s unclear if the deals were consummated in yuan, they said. Paramount, which didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment, is the latest seller of Russian crude to try to sweeten terms after many global buyers began shunning the nation’s cargoes following the invasion of Ukraine. Russian barrels have been offered at steep discounts to global benchmarks to try to entice […]