Sinopec diverts supertanker from US-sanctioned port, ship tracking data shows

The terminal, in the city of Lanshan in Shandong province, a major Chinese oil refining hub, was sanctioned for receiving Iranian oil on board sanctioned vessels, the US said.

One-fifth of Sinopec's crude oil imports pass through the Rizhao terminal, according to industry executives and analysts.

(Reporting by Florence Tan and Trixie Yap; Additional reporting by Chen Aizhu; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Jan Harvey)