China’s imports of Russian crude oil fell 10.6% from a record high in May to 1.78 million b/d, or 7.29 million mt, in June, but the producer remained the biggest crude supplier during June, data from the General Administration of Customs showed July 20. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The Russian volumes volume represented a 9.5% year-on-year jump in June, despite declining from 1.99 million b/d in May, according to GAC data. GAC releases data in metric tons that S&P Global converts to barrels using a 7.33 conversion factor. Russian arrivals in June were down 13.5% on the month on a metric ton basis. China’s crude oil imports from Russia averaged 1.67 million b/d over January-June, rising 3.9% year on year. Saudi Arabia remained the top crude supplier to China during the first half of the year, although the volume declined 1.1% […]