*Russia’s two dominant crude customers, China and India, continue to take near-record volumes.
*China’s April seaborne imports of 1.354mn b/d from Russia, according to figures from data intelligence firm Kpler, were down over 300,000 b/d from March’s record 1.67mn b/d but still the fourth highest figure on record. Add in typical overland pipeline volumes, which averaged a record of over 900,000 b/d for Q1, and this implies total volumes of around 2.3mn b/d for April. (CONTINUED - 278 WORDS)
