China has reportedly ordered its largest refineries to halt gasoline and diesel exports due to fears of crude oil supply disruptions caused by escalating military conflicts in the Middle East.
Chinese authorities have directed the country's major oil refineries to halt fuel exports due to growing concerns over crude oil supply chain disruptions. The directive, originally attributed to Bloomberg, has been widely amplified across Iranian Telegram networks.
According to خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری, an Iranian breaking news channel with an editorial focus on war and US-related alerts, Beijing ordered its largest refineries "to suspend the export of gasoline and diesel" and even negotiate with buyers to "cancel shipments that were previously agreed upon" (according to خبرفوری جنگ). The channel notes that the primary reason for this decision is the fear of crude oil supply disruptions stemming from the war in the Middle East.
خراسان آنلاین, a regional general news outlet based in Mashhad, echoed the Bloomberg report, characterizing the suspension as an unprecedented action. The outlet attributes the move directly to the intensification of military conflicts in the Middle East and the resulting blockage of vital crude oil transit routes to China (according to خراسان آنلاین). This narrative of escalating conflict disrupting global trade was also shared by اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, another war-focused alert aggregator (according to اخبارفوری خبرفوری).The export suspension has triggered an immediate reaction in regional energy markets. Citing the market fallout, Khorasan Online reported that the refining margin for diesel has spiked to $49 per barrel, while the profit margin for kerosene has surged past $55 per barrel, hitting the "highest level in 3 years" (according to خراسان آنلاین).
All Telegram channels attribute the original reporting to Bloomberg. The Iranian channels universally frame the disruption as a direct consequence of the ongoing Middle East conflict blocking vital transport routes, maintaining a tone of urgency typical for regional war-alert aggregators.