Saudi Arabia’s monthly crude oil exports fell 1% in December, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Tuesday.
Crude exports from the world’s largest exporter in December fell 1% to 6.146 million barrels per day (bpd) from 6.206 million bpd in November.
Saudi production fell to its lowest since June 2024 at 8.905 million bpd, down from 8.925 million bpd in November.
Saudi refineries’ crude throughput was up 0.189 million bpd at 2.543 million bpd, the data showed, while direct crude burning decreased by 103,000 bpd to 279,000 bpd, its lowest since January 2021.
Saudi Arabia and other members of OPEC provide monthly export figures to JODI, which publishes them on its website.
(Reporting by Anjana Anil in Bengaluru Editing by David Goodman )