*Key Mediterranean crude importer Italy imported 1.16mn b/d in Q2, the highest quarterly figure since Q4 2019.
*As with Spain (MEES, 20 August), a key feature of Italy’s Q2 and 1H stats was bumper volumes from Libya. As the North African country’s output has rebounded from last year’s nadir exports have headed far and wide (MEES, 17 September). (CONTINUED - 385 WORDS)