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Beijing has instructed Chinese companies to ignore American sanctions targeting independent "teapot" refineries in Shandong Province, according to intelligence signals emerging ahead of a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping scheduled for mid-May. The directive represents a direct ...
Independent Chinese oil refiners, known in industry circles as "teapots," are slashing production rates to critically low levels as the ongoing paralysis of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz crushes margins into unprecedented negative territory. Sources in the trade and refining sector report that operating r...