China’s crude oil output up 3.6% on year in June; imports down 10.7%

 

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China’s crude oil output reached 17.19 million tonnes in June, up 3.6% from a year earlier, in line with the growth in May, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

In the first half of the year, China’s crude oil production reached 102.9 million tonnes, rising 4% from a year ago.

China imported 35.82 million tonnes of crude oil in June, sliding 10.7% from a year earlier, compared to the 11.9% growth in May, showed the data.

In the first six months of the year, China imported 252.5 million tonnes of crude oil, down 3.1% from the same period last year.

China processed 52.94 million tonnes of crude oil in June, falling 9.7% from a year earlier, narrowing from 10.9% drop in May, showed the data. In the first half of the year, China processed 332.2 million tonnes of crude oil, falling 6% from a year ago.