China's imports of Iran's crude oil increase 24 percent

(MENAFN) Although the US has imposed sanctions on Iran's oil and financial sectors, the Islamic Republic's exports of crude oil to China have increased compared to last year in September, according to Iran Daily. China's imports of the Iranian crude oil increased by 24 percent reaching 475.521 barrels per day in September compared to the same period last year. During the last nine months, Iran's largest oil consumer purchased 16.01 million tons of crude oil from Iran, about 428.160 barrels per day.