*Crude exports from the Middle East topped 18mn b/d in September for the first time since April 2023, Kpler data shows. Exports surged by 1.5mn b/d last month to 18.27mn b/d, as the region’s oil-for-power demand fell alongside temperatures.
*Export volumes for September were nearly 800,000 b/d more than this year’s previous high of 17.45mn b/d in June when Saudi Arabia in particular ramped up shipments from the region amid concerns that the Israel-Iran conflict could disrupt oil flows (MEES, 4 July). (CONTINUED - 254 WORDS)
