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Who doesn’t love a cheap meal?

Cheap crude spurs Chinese buying, with higher Saudi allocations lifting Dubai benchmarks as volatility returns to oil markets.
Published: January 9, 2026
Written by:
Edward Hayden-Briffett

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, Flux
Edward Hayden-Briffett
,
Will Cunliffe

Will Cunliffe

Research Analyst, Flux
Will Cunliffe
and
Spyridon Kokas

Spyridon Kokas

Research Analyst, Flux
Spyridon Kokas
Reviewed by:
Jorge Montepeque

Jorge Montepeque

Head of Benchmarking, Flux
Jorge Montepeque
Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 6
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Crude is still cheap and that means just one thing… China is hungry! February Saudi allocations totalled 49 mil bbl, quite steady from the January set but a big boost from February 2025 – up 5.5 mil bbl, in fact.

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