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China’s Yuan Crude Oil Futures Jump to Record High

Oilprice.com Trade press Published 15th September 2026 Global

What the source reported

Source-reported

The yuan-denominated crude oil futures trading in China hit this week their highest level since the contract was launched in 2018 as escalating threats to Middle East’s oil supply and increased purchases by Chinese refiners push prices higher. Launched in March 2018, the INE crude oil futures contract (SC) is a physical-settlement contract priced and traded in Chinese yuan on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange. The crude futures soared to as much as 929.4 yuan, or $138.50 per barrel, on the exchange, according to data compiled by…

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Oilprice.com · Trade Publication
Published
15th September 2026
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oilprice.com

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Commodities & Input Costs
Geography
Global
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15th September 2026 · 17:17

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 3 · Moderate

Initial Significance Moderate (25.0/100). Strongest contributor: Geographic Breadth (7.0/10 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Moderate (46.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

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