China, India importing 1 mil b/d more Russian crude Urals trading at almost $40/b discount to Dated Brent EU looks to US, Norway, Egypt to fill crude supply gap Russian seaborne crude exports remained at post-pandemic highs in the first half of June as India and China continued to snap up discounted supplies despite tightening Western sanctions on Moscow . Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Compared to pre-war levels in January and February, Russia’s shipped crude exports from June 1-15 rose by 576,000 b/d to average about 3.88 million b/d, according to preliminary data from shipping analytics provider Kpler. The latest export flows, which are up from 3.81 million b/d in May, put Russia’s seaborne crude exports at the highest since May 2019. China and India continue to make up the biggest growth market for Russian oil as EU […]