Robust middle distillate margins lift Asian demand for Middle East crudes

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Asian demand for July-loading Middle East medium sour grades has strengthened as healthy refinery margins for middle distillates, improved Chinese appetite and a closed arbitrage window allayed concerns that cheap Russian barrels could curtail buying, market sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights. Medium sour crudes such as Oman Blend, Al-Shaheen and Upper Zakum were attracting ample demand in Asia as…