Saudi Arabia’s oil exports fall

By REUTERS
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 18 August 2023, 19:50 PM
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell for a third straight month in June to their lowest since September 2021, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday, with big Asian buyers favouring cheaper Russian oil.

Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports fell for a third straight month in June to their lowest since September 2021, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday, with big Asian buyers favouring cheaper Russian oil.

The kingdom's crude exports totalled 6.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, down about 1.8 percent from May's 6.93 million bpd.

Monthly export figures are provided by Riyadh and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to the JODI, which publishes them on its website.