*Spain imported an average of 1.11mn b/d of crude for the first nine months of 2021, level with 9M 2020 but over 220,000 b/d below the 2019 average. Q3 at 1.18mn b/d saw the highest quarterly figure since Q1 2020, but after hitting a 22-month high 1.31mn b/d for August volumes were down again at 1.10mn b/d for September.

*Spain is a key swing importer taking substantial volumes from the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Russia/Caspian and North and Latin America. (CONTINUED - 293 WORDS)