Saudi Aramco cuts oil supply to Asia for second month in April
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- Summary
- Saudi Aramco reduced crude supply to Asian buyers in April due to disruptions from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran affecting the Strait of Hormuz. The company is exporting Arab Light crude via the Red Sea port of Yanbu to maintain supply reliability. Data shows a decline in March exports compared to February, with plans to increase Yanbu loadings to offset disruptions. A drone incident temporarily disrupted operations at the Yanbu port.
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“Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has cut crude supply to Asian buyers for a second month in April, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday (March 23, 2026), after the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupted trade via the Strait of Hormuz.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute claims about Saudi Aramco's supply cuts or Hormuz disruptions
“The producer is supplying only Arab Light crude exported from the Red Sea port of Yanbu to term customers in April, keeping supplies to Asian refineries tight and capping their refined products output.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Saudi Aramco's crude supply specifics to term customers
“Saudi Aramco continues to ensure reliable energy supply by leveraging alternative export routes through Yanbu in response to evolving regional conditions.”
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— No evidence in archive to assess claims about alternative export routes through Yanbu
“Saudi Arabia has exported 4.355 million barrels per day of crude so far in March, data from analytics firm Kpler showed, down from 7.108 million bpd in February.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Saudi Arabia's crude export volumes in March
“The producer is trying to boost crude exports via Yanbu to offset the Strait of Hormuz disruption, with loadings seen rising to record volumes in March.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm claims about Yanbu export increases or record loadings
“China's top refiner Sinopec is set to load about 24 million barrels of Saudi crude from Yanbu in March.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Sinopec's planned crude loading from Yanbu
“Oil loadings at the Yanbu port were briefly disrupted on Thursday (March 19, 2026) after a drone crashed at Saudi Aramco's SAMREF refinery.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute Yanbu port disruption from drone crash