Free Trial

China Daily Oil Summary:

OIL

China’s crude oil imports showed an annual fall of 11% at 46.45m mt in June, extending the weakness after falling 8.7% on the year in May, OilChem said citing GACC data.

  • China’s imports of discounted crude from Iran rose 148kb/d m/m to a record of 1.5mb/d in June, according to Kpler data cited by Bloomberg.
  • Chinese independent refiners’ consumption of Malaysian Blend in H1 2024 (mostly comprised of Iranian crudes) increased by 61.8% y/y to 11.18 million mt according to JLC.
  • Chinese independent refinery utilisation rates are expected to remain low in July on poor margins.
  • Utilisation rates fell by one percentage point w/w to around 52% as of July 10 according to JLC.
  • FROM THE PRESS: Authorities should address Q2’s economic slowdown by implementing preferential tax policies, approving CNY 1 trillion of additional refinancing bonds, increasing PBOC Pledged Supplementary Lending (PSL) funds for construction projects, and retaining more SOE profits, according to chief economists interviewed by news outlet Yicai.
  • FROM THE PRESS: China’s property market indicators further declined in June as the market continued to adjust and transform, a National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson said. June data showed sales prices of newly built housing in first-tier cities fell by 0.5% m/m, 0.2 pp narrower than previous
207 words

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.

China’s crude oil imports showed an annual fall of 11% at 46.45m mt in June, extending the weakness after falling 8.7% on the year in May, OilChem said citing GACC data.

  • China’s imports of discounted crude from Iran rose 148kb/d m/m to a record of 1.5mb/d in June, according to Kpler data cited by Bloomberg.
  • Chinese independent refiners’ consumption of Malaysian Blend in H1 2024 (mostly comprised of Iranian crudes) increased by 61.8% y/y to 11.18 million mt according to JLC.
  • Chinese independent refinery utilisation rates are expected to remain low in July on poor margins.
  • Utilisation rates fell by one percentage point w/w to around 52% as of July 10 according to JLC.
  • FROM THE PRESS: Authorities should address Q2’s economic slowdown by implementing preferential tax policies, approving CNY 1 trillion of additional refinancing bonds, increasing PBOC Pledged Supplementary Lending (PSL) funds for construction projects, and retaining more SOE profits, according to chief economists interviewed by news outlet Yicai.
  • FROM THE PRESS: China’s property market indicators further declined in June as the market continued to adjust and transform, a National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson said. June data showed sales prices of newly built housing in first-tier cities fell by 0.5% m/m, 0.2 pp narrower than previous