US EditionChina orders immediate ban on March fuel exports: Report
The National Development and Reform Commission ordered a halt on petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel exports after March 11 to avoid domestic shortages amid geopolitical tensions.
- On March 12, China ordered an immediate ban on refined fuel exports for March, covering petrol, diesel and aviation fuel, the National Development and Reform Commission said.
- Amid supply concerns tied to the US-Israeli war on Iran, last week China urged refiners not to agree to new exports and to cancel committed shipments.
- Traders had forecast March exports at 2.2 million to 2.3 million tons, but ship trackers show China shipped only 50,000 tons of petrol, 300,000 tons of diesel and 300,000 tons of jet fuel so far.
- The halt applies to cargoes not cleared by March 11, while jet fuel for aviation bunkering is excluded and the National Development and Reform Commission did not immediately respond.
- China's role as the world's biggest oil importer means the sudden, month-long restriction goes beyond earlier guidance and is likely to reshape March outbound flows, affecting global fuel markets and traders' March forecasts of 2.2 million to 2.3 million tons.
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