In April, China increased oil production by 1.2% compared to the same month last year, reaching 17.94 million tons, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. From January to April, production rose by 0.5% to 72.74 million tons.
Oil refining volumes fell by 5.8% last month to 54.65 million tons, the lowest level since August 2022. From January to April, the figure decreased by 0.5% to 238.95 million tons.
Natural gas production in April rose by 3% to 23.4 billion cubic meters; since the start of the year, production has increased by 2.7% to 90 billion cubic meters.
