14FEB2019 - NEWS - Crude oil imports of China in January rose by more than 4 percent as compared to same period last year

Crude oil imports of China in January rose 4.8 percent from a year earlier as refineries building up their stockpiles ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays that fell in early February. China, the world's biggest crude oil importer, took in 42.6 million tonnes of oil in January. Natural gas imports into the world's biggest importer of the fuel rose to a monthly record of 9.81 million tonnes, exceeding the previous peak in December of 9.23 million tonnes, as state-run importers hiked volumes in anticipation of increasing heating demand.

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