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Chinese oil prices hit record highs as Middle East supply routes face disruption
Middle Eastern transport disruptions have pushed domestic oil prices to records, Al Jazeera reports.
The short version
- Attacks and transit restrictions have halted a key Saudi pipeline and disrupted Strait of Hormuz routes to China.[Al Jazeera]
- China's oil prices reached record highs as domestic refineries face a supply gap of roughly 9.6 million barrels daily.[Al Jazeera]
- U.S. sanctions and conflict continue to restrict crude supplies from Russia and Iran, leaving the deficit partly unaddressed.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Domestic crude prices in China have reached record levels due to Middle Eastern transit disruptions.[Al Jazeera]
- Saudi Arabia closed a primary cross-peninsula pipeline after it was targeted by an Iran-aligned group in Iraq.[Al Jazeera]
- Strait of Hormuz disruptions and the Saudi pipeline shutdown impaired two vital routes for crude shipments to China.[Al Jazeera]
- Refineries in China processed 13.91 million barrels daily in August against local output of 4.34 million barrels per day.[Al Jazeera]
- China's crude imports fell 32 percent quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter to 8.1 million barrels per day.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Kpler assessed that extra crude from Russia and Iran can only partially cover China's feedstock deficit if regional disruptions endure.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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