{
  "id": 208296,
  "title": "Exclusive-Sinopec steps up Russian oil imports to offset Mideast supply cuts, traders and tracker say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/exclusive-sinopec-steps-up-russian-oil-imports-to-offset-mideast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T04:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/exclusive-sinopec-steps-russian-oil-imports-offset-mideast-supply-cuts-traders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Chen Aizhu, Siyi Liu and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - China's state-owned Sinopec Corp, the world's biggest refiner, has ramped up purchases of Far East Russian oil to compensate for Middle East supplies diminished by the Iran war, according to multiple trade sources and ship tracking data.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}