China imported 2.13 million barrels per day of Russian crude in the first half of 2023.
Russia so far this year has been the top oil supplier to China, peaking at 2.57 million barrels a day in June.
Over the last six months, China imported 11.4 million barrels per day of crude, an 11.7% jump from the same time last year according to Financial Times data.
Of that, 2.13 million barrels a day came from Russia, with those imports peaking to 2.57 million in June.
Chinese customs data cited by the FT implies that Russian barrels have come cheaper than those from other OPEC+ nations since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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