China raises September oil output while refining declines

China’s crude oil production rose 2.2% year on year in September to 18.21 million tonnes. Refinery throughput fell 8.4% to 57.48 million tonnes, the National Bureau of Statistics reported.

From January to September, crude production increased 1% year on year to 164.6 million tonnes. Refining over the same period declined 6.8% to 513.6 million tonnes.

September natural gas production totalled 21 billion cubic metres, down 1% from a year earlier. Output over January–September rose 0.9% to 196.7 billion cubic metres.