Analysis: Asian buying of Atlantic Basin crudes spikes on aligning factors
* Narrow Brent/Dubai EFS increases attractiveness of Brent-related crudes * Freight rates soften on key routes * Chinese buying up, increased teapot refinery demand Buying of Atlantic Basin crudes by Asian buyers — particularly in China — has spiked since the beginning of 2017 on a confluence of factors that include the OPEC production cuts [...]