China crude oil output up 1.7 pct
Source: www.chinamining.org Citation: Xinhua Date: June 24, 2015
Crude oil output in China reached 87.69 million tonnes in the first five months of 2015, a year on year increase of 1.7 percent, according to the top economic planner. China refined 195.26 million tonnes of crude oil during the period, up 3.8 percent year on year, while refined oil production rose 6 percent to 123.55 million tonnes, the National Development and Reform Commission said in an online statement.
Apparent consumption of refined oil, calculated as production plus imports minus exports, increased 4.4 percent from a year earlier to 113.04 million tonnes.
In a separate statement, the planner said natural gas output totaled 55.5 billion cubic meters during the January-May period, up 4 percent year on year.
Imports of natural gas saw an increase of 5.6 percent to 24.7 billion cubic meters, while apparent consumption came in at 77.2 billion cubic meters, the commission said.
China`s appetite for energy has grown substantially amid rapid industrialization and urbanization.
Domestic crude oil output is expected to grow by 0.4 percent to reach 217 million tonnes in 2015, while refined oil and natural gas output will reach 294 million tonnes and 134.4 billion cubic meters respectively, according to a report released by a research center and a publishing house with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences earlier this month.
Meanwhile, refined oil net exports are estimated to reach 20.8 million tonnes, up 41.9 percent year on year, with export of diesel taking the lead, the report said
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