China's August oil imports from Russia rise as Middle East flows slump
BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) — China's crude oil imports from Russia stood at 11.2 million metric tons in August, or 2.64 million barrels per day (bpd), up 41% from a year earlier and 23% from July. Imports from Malaysia, the largest transshipment hub for sanctioned Iranian oil, reached 2.6 million tons, or 620,000 bpd,