*Saudi Aramco’s CEO Amin Nasser this week pledged that ensuring China’s energy security “remains our highest priority – not just for the next five years, but for the next 50 and beyond.” Saudi Arabia has been China’s largest supplier of crude oil for the past two years and has retained its lead in early 2021.
*Chinese crude imports got off to a strong start for 2021 with average volumes of 11.16mn b/d for the first two months up 11.5% year on year. The world’s top crude importer took an annual record 10.87mn b/d for 2020 (MEES, 22 January). (CONTINUED - 503 WORDS)
