25 Apr 2019 15:18

China decreased imports of oil from Russia in March, Saudi Arabia upped deliveries to max since 2004

BEIJING. April 25 (Interfax) - In March, China decreased its imports of oil from Russia to 5.35 million tonnes, a 6.8% decrease month-on-month, according to China's customs service.

Russia took second place among suppliers of oil to China last month. Saudia Arabia took first, increasing its deliveries 23% to 7.33 million tonnes, the highest figure since 2004.

Iraq took third place, increasing deliveries 3.2% to 3.84 million tonnes.