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Monday, December 28, 2020

China Energy Watch

Commentary:

  • December 25, 2020: China's energy dependence to grow despite major oil discoveries; a lot of bullish data in this article; while the world is still focused on defeating Covid-19, the Chinese economy has returned to growth; archived;

LNG:

  • December 28, 2020: LNG imports rise 32% month-on-month on robust domestic demand. But up only 1.6% year-over-year; more relevant comparison.

Crude oil:

  • December 28, 2020:
    • Oman: Chinese imports surged 64% in November to a record high of 1.25 million bopd, from October; Oman: third-largest crude supplier in the month
    • Saudi Arabia returned to the top spot with a month-over-month increase of 43% (Nov over Oct);
    • overall, Middle East imports jumped 16% year-on-year; 47% market share compared with 44% last year
    • North America: volume increase -- 138% year-on-year; US crude imports jumped 155% (no typo);
    • US crude imports rebounded 122% month-over-month (November/October)
    • the volume was 7% lower than the record high of 952,254 bopd imported in September, 2020;
    • losers: Africa and South America


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