Saudi Arabia becomes top purchaser of Russian fuel oil amid summer demand

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June was the best Russian -saving fuel buyer in the sea, as the summer temperatures rose and energy consumption rose, according to the data collected by the Stock Exchange group in Londa (LSEG).

Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is known to be a major oil product, fuel oil is used to generate energy, which reaches its climax during the hot summer months – which led her to turn into fuel imports cheaper for the demand account.

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Despite the international pressure to stop buying Russian oil amid its brutal war in Ukraine, the Middle Eastern and Asian countries have largely avoided direct participation in the geopolitical conflict and continued to buy the main Moscow commodity.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, despite the high export volume, has years of fuel oil imported from Russia to reduce the amount of crude oil that must improve fuel, allowing Riyadh to continue exporting more crude oil at higher prices.

The gas pressure platform from the Mazan Oil and GAS project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, comes out of the new West Coast region in Qingdao in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on October 24, 2024. (Costfoto / Nurphoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Riyadh frequently turned into Russia when you need to complete the internal demand for oil -based needs, and continued to import from Moscow more than Washington, although this partnership can be transformed if the secondary definitions of President Donald Trump began in September if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not enter a peace agreement with Olyspoons with Obalan.

He was one of the other senior importers of Russian oil last month Senegal in West Africa, and Singapore in Southeast Asia and China, which has been a large importer of Russian oil since its invasion of 2022 for Ukraine.

A graph entitled “Crude Oil Exports in Russia” was created in Istanbul, on February 26, 2025. (Muhammad Ali Yigit / Anadolu via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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But the war in Ukraine is not the only international conflict that affects Russian oil exports after the European Union issued a ban in 2023.

The Houthi attacks by the Iranian -backed terrorist group in the Red Sea have prompted changes in shipping since 2023 by forcing some cargo shipping to convert them around Africa instead of passing through the main merchant during the increasing danger.

Although the effects of the Houthi attack on Russian oil exports greatly affected the costs of shipping and delaying delivery instead of export volumes.

Reuters contributed to this report.