Charts of the Day: Production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia resulted in lower exports.
Summary
Figure (1) above shows a trend in the weekly exports of crude and condensates of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation as reported by Kpler. The data is clear: exports from both countries have been declining since last April. Data illustrates that between April and August, exports of both countries declined by more than 3 mb/d, or 24%, with a decline in Saudi Arabia’s exports more than double that of Russia.


