China’s imports of Oman crude oil surged 63.7% in November to a record high of 5.1 million mt, or 1.25 million b/d, from October, making the producer the third-biggest crude supplier in the month, data from the General Administration of Customs, or GAC, showed on Dec. 26. The previous high was at 4.16 million mt, or 983,101 b/d, in December 2019, GAC data showed. The volume brought imports from Oman at 36.2 million mt in January-November, jumping 21.9% year on year. Saudi Arabia returned to the top spot with a month-on-month increase of 42.8% in shipments delivered in November, at 8.48 million mt, or 2.07 million b/d. These led crude imports from the Middle East to jump 15.9% year on year at 5.19 million b/d over the January-November period to take 47.1% market share compared […]