China’s Fuel Exports Surge as Global Diesel Shortage Deepens

China exported 6. 01 million tons of refined fuels in August, an annual increase of 12. 7%, according to Chinese customs data cited by Reuters today. The total volume exceeded pre-war levels, with jet fuel exports at an all-time high.

The total for the first eight months of the year, however, was down by 9. 6% on the same period of 2025, due to the fuel export curbs the government in Beijing imposed earlier in the year in response to the crude oil crunch resulting from the war in the Middle East.