July imports from Russia down 7.4 yryr, YTD volumes up 3
July imports from Saudi Arabia up 13 yryr, YTD down 10
July shipments from Malaysia surged 61 yryr

SINGAPORE, Aug 20 Reuters China39;s crude oil imports from top supplier Russia fell in July by 7.4 from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, in line with a broad decline in Chinese refiners39; purchases that were curbed by tepid fuel demand at home.

Russian oil arrivals, including via pipelines and shipments, totalled 7.46 million metric tons last month, or 1.76 million barrels per day bpd, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

That compared with June39;s 2.05 million bpd and 1.9 million bpd in July 2023.

Total shipments in July into the world39;s largest crude oil importer fell to their lowest since September 2022 as weak processing margins and low fuel demand curbed operations at staterun and independent refineries.

Shipments from No. 2 supplier Saudi Arabia totalled 6.41 million tons, or 1.51 million bpd, up 13 from a year earlier.

Yeartodate volumes from the top producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries were 46.79 million tons, or 1.6 million bpd, down 10 yearonyear, the data showed. That trailed behind Russian supply of 62.58 million tons, or 2.14 million bpd, during the same period, up 3 on the year.

Imports from Malaysia, a major transshipment hub for sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela, surged 61 on the year to 6.21 million tons, or 1.46…