US imports of North Sea Mariner crude up

摘要

Exports of North Sea niche crude grade Mariner have been increasingly fowing to the US this year, at the expense of Europe. Sellers of Mariner have been turning to US buyers more frequently this year. Close to 4.35mn bl of the heavy grade sailed for the country between January and this month, which equates to around two thirds of this year’s loadings. This marks a 90pc increase from the same period in 2020 when export volumes totalled 2.28mn bl, according to data from Vortexa.