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Aramco Sees Oil Demand Picking Up on China, Aviation Rebound

  • Saudi firm is ‘very optimistic’ about China, says CEO Nasser
  • Nasser warns that spare capacity in the oil market is too low

Demand for jet fuel is around 1 million barrels a day below pre-pandemic levels.

Photographer: Kristian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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The world’s biggest oil company is confident consumption will grow strongly this year as China reopens its economy and the aviation market recovers.