Beijing — Russia kept its spot as the largest crude oil supplier to China in February, data showed on Friday, a role it held in January, and for the past two years on an annual basis. Russia supplied 5.052-million tonnes, or 1.32-million barrels a day in February, up 17.8% from a year earlier, data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs showed. Saudi Arabia regained its number two ranking after losing out to Angola in January, with February supplies coming in at 4.635-million tonnes, or 1.21-million barrels a day, down 2.9% year on year but up from 1.01-million barrels a day in January. The hefty Russian shipments, which gained 21% for the January-February period over a year earlier, came after a second East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (Espo) pipeline started commercial operation in January, with expanded domestic connections in China. Imports from third-ranking Angola were 973,800 barrels a day, up 14.7% from a year earlier. Shipments from Brazil recorded the fastest growth a...
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