Chinese Revival Draws Shipments of Alaskan, Canadian Oil
- Sofia leaves Valdez for China, Maria Princess sails from B.C.
- Chinese oil demand recovers as U.S. West Coast lags behind
Photographer: Darryl Dyck/Bloomberg
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Canadian and Alaskan crude that normally travels to the U.S. West Coast is finding a market in China, where demand is almost back to pre-pandemic levels.
The Sofia became the second oil tanker in less than a month to ship Alaskan oil to Qingdao, China, when it left Valdez over the weekend, data compiled by Bloomberg show. At about the same time, the Maria Princess left Vancouver also bound for Qingdao, becoming at least the third oil tanker to sail from British Columbia for China this year. Draft readings indicate the ships were full when they departed.