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CDU Rates Likely to Stay Unchanged in China’s Refineries: OilChem

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CDU utilisation rates are projected to stay flat in the week to Feb. 1, while refined oil production is also likely to remain flat, according to OilChem.

  • Independent refineries in Shandong are expected to fall as the smaller teapots cut run rates as Chinese New Year holiday approaches.
  • An independent refinery in Guangdong will also go fully offline for maintenance from the end of January.
  • Gasoline demand is expected to remain robust during peak travel as Chinese New Year holiday approaches. End-suer demand is still poor, but stockpiling is expected to rise.
  • Capacity utilisation rates at domestic refineries 72.75% in the week to Jan. 25, was up 0.2 percentage points from the week prior.

Source: OilChem

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