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Weak Asian Oil Imports Challenge Claims of Surge in Hormuz Transits

Oilprice.com · 1h ago · 🇺🇸 United States
Weak Asian Oil Imports Challenge Claims of Surge in Hormuz Transits

Asia is expected to welcome roughly the same volumes of crude oil this month as it did in July, with these still weak imports not signaling a surge in tanker crossings at the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. Administration claims. Asia, the biggest and most prized oil market for oil exporters, is set to import 23.12 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil this month, slightly down from 23.36 million bpd in July, per data compiled by commodity analysts Kpler and cited by Reuters columnist Clyde Russell. Sure, tankers need time to move the crude from…

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