According to Reuters, Iran oil exports to China in December stood at 2.14 million tonnes, or 503,896 bpd, down 12 percent from a year earlier.
Iranian oil exports to China were 29.274 million tonnes, or 585,475 bpd in 2018, down 20 percent from the previous year after the United States imposed sanction on Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.
China is among the countries that were granted a waiver from sanctions on Iranian oil imports, allowed to buy 360,000 bpd of oil for 180 days until May.