| Saudi Arabia has long trumped Russia in the Chinese oil market. The Saudi share of Chinese crude imports at the beginning of the decade was about 20%, while Russia's was below 7%, according to data cited by RBC Capital Markets.
But now the Russians are creeping in — and the Saudis are getting nervous. "Russia is the biggest rival to the Saudis in the single-largest oil demand growth country in the world," RBC Capital Markets' commodity strategist Michael Tran wrote...............................................Full Article: Source
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