China resumes oil imports from Sudan

China in August made its first crude oil purchase from Sudan since April, importing about 140,000 tonnes, customs data showed.  Traders said purchases may increase once Sudan and rival South Sudan finalise a border deal.

China did not import any crude from South Sudan in August, the data showed, as oil output there remained shut. South Sudan, which inherited about 75 per cent of Sudan’s oil output when it declared independence in July last year, halted oil flows in January during a dispute with Khartoum over how much it should pay to export crude through pipelines in Sudanese territories to a Red Sea port.