Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 38

20-Sep-2010

Chinas Crude Oil Imports Total 20.9Mn Tons In August

Chinese crude oil imports for August totaled 20.90mn tons (4.92mn b/d), according to data released by Chinas General Administration for Customs in early September. The figure is 10% above the import level of 19.00mn tons (4.47 b/d) in July and 13.2 % above the August 2009 crude oil import total of 18.47mn tons (4.35 b/d). Several new refineries are due to open in China in the coming weeks...