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Iran becomes top oil source

Iran replaced Saudi Arabia as China’s top oil source in January, the South China Morning Post reported. Chinese customs figures showed crude imports from Iran reached 447,300 barrels a day in January, up 75% from a year earlier, while imports from Saudi Arabia rose 39%. China’s oil imports exceeded 97 million barrels in January, more than 14% of which came from Iran.

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