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China Eases Fuel Export Curbs as Global Supply Crunch Deepens
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Fusion42 · 5 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
China has partially lifted its fuel export restrictions imposed earlier this year amid a global fuel supply crunch, allowing refiners to export 2.7 million tons of oil derivatives this month with some flexibility to roll volumes into September.
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China is reopening its fuel export market just as global supply tightens, altering regional fuel trade flows and creating export opportunities for refiners able to move product quickly. You need to rethink supply chain dependencies that assumed China would keep exports minimal.
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