RUSSIA & CHINA OIL RECORD

China's crude oil imports from Russia surged 52.4 percent in April from a year earlier to reach a record 1.17 million barrels per day (bpd), customs data showed on Monday, ahead of the previous record of 1.13 million bpd in December.

April imports from Saudi Arabia fell 21.8 percent year on year to 1.00 million bpd, but were up from 936,5000 bpd in the previous month.

China's shipments from Iran fell 5.1 percent in April from the same period last year to 671,176 bpd. That compared with March's volume of 590,830 bpd.

reuters.com

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Earlier: 

CHINESE-RUSSIAN TARGET: $100 BLN 

CHINA: OIL DEMAND UP 

CHINA INCREASES EFFICIENCY 

ASIAN GROWTH IS GLOBAL 

CHINESE $12 BLN FOR RUSSIA 

CHINA & U.S. REBALANCING