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Bloomberg: West African Crude Shipments to China Set to Plunge Next Month by 10 Million Barrels

by Eric Olander

West African oil exports to China are expected to fall dramatically next month, by as much as 10 million barrels, according to oil traders interviewed by Bloomberg. If this happens (and it is speculation at this point) it would reduce West Africa’s monthly volume to China to levels not seen since January 2012.

The radical downturn is due to the sudden drop in Chinese manufacturing due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis that crippled industrial output for the past several weeks. Even though the government is now trying to get the factories going again, it will take time so the country’s demand for oil is expected to remain flat or decline for the foreseeable future.

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