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US becomes Morocco's top seaborne supplier of petroleum products in 2026

Aerial view of a cargo ship at sea
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The United States became Morocco's leading supplier of seaborne petroleum products in the first nine months of 2026, averaging 61,000 barrels a day against 25,000 in the same period of 2025, an increase of more than 140%, according to Spanish daily La Razón.

Russia came second with an average of 50,000 barrels a day, up 28%, while supplies from Spain fell 21% to 35,000 barrels a day from 44,000 a year earlier.

Overall, Morocco's seaborne imports of petroleum products rose to about 271,000 barrels a day between January and September 2026, from 249,000 in the same period of 2025, a 9% increase, according to the ship-tracking data cited by the newspaper.

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