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China is buying crude oil that would normally go to Europe, where oil traders are still adjusting to the phase out of Russian oil. China bought 5 million barrels of mostly Kazakh crude oil, all of which a week ago was expected to go to Europe where crude demand is growing as the economy is doing better than expected.
As China recovers from covid lock-down and sickness, Chinese demand for crude will grow, especially after China’s Lunar New Year at the end of January.
West African oil traders said they expected more demand from China, but have not seen it yet.
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