Angola was ranked second during February as a crude oil supplier to China, showed data from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
It provided 15 percent of China’s crude oil imports that month, according to the latest OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report.
China imported in February an average of 8 million barrels per day; a 20-percent increase judged year-on-year, according to OPEC.
Saudi Arabia was China’s top crude oil supplier in February, while Russia was in third place.
“In February, all top suppliers raised their exports to China [… compared to] one month before, to meet increasing import demand,” OPEC said in its report.
Angola’s total crude oil output increased from 1,760 million barrels per day in February to 1,778 million barrels per day in March, according to OPEC’s report.
