Links to previous press releases are below.
Brazilian Exports
Brazilian iron ore exports reached a three-month high of 32.0 Mt in December, up by 0.9 Mt year-on-year, according to official data. Despite the increase in December, total shipments in 2022 were 12.9...
Read MoreChina’s December Manufacturing PMI Continues Decline
China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell 1.0 point month-on-month to 47.0 in December, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. The manufacturing PMI has been below...
Read MoreIndonesia’s gasoline imports rise to four-month high
Indonesia’s gasoline imports increased by 50K b/d m-o-m to a four-month high of 367K in November, rebounding after previously falling to a nine-month low in October, according to the government statistics...
Read MoreRussian Baltic oil exports could fall by a fifth in December
Russian exports of Urals could fall by up to 20% due to the G7 price cap and EU embargo on Russian oil, Reuters reported. Reuters noted Urals exports from Baltic Sea ports totalled 6M tonnes in November...
Read MorePetrobras Starts Up New FPSO
Petrobras has started operations at its 150K b/d P-71 floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) at the Itapu pre-salt oil field in the offshore Santos basin, Brazil, reports Argus. Petrobras...
Read MoreIndonesian Bauxite Export Ban to Begin June 2023
On 21 December, Indonesia’s President confirmed a ban on the export of bauxite is set to begin in June 2023. The intention of the ban is to boost domestic processing of bauxite and follows a similar...
Read MoreChina’s clean oil product exports to Europe fall m-o-m but remain elevated
China’s clean oil product exports to Europe fell by 58K b/d m-o-m to 133K b/d in November, according to China customs data. Despite the monthly decline, overall export volumes were up 99K b/d y-o-y....
Read MoreSouth Korean naphtha imports reach 4-month high
South Korea’s naphtha imports rose by 61K b/d m-o-m and 5K b/d y-o-y to 686K b/d in November, the highest level since July, according to data from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). Imports...
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