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China Still Added Crude to Inventories Jan-Feb Despite Higher Runs

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China still added more crude oil to inventories in the first two months of the year, despite lower imports and higher refinery processing rates according to Refinitiv.

  • About 270,000 bpd of crude was added to commercial or strategic inventories over January and February - down from the 1.19 million bpd in December and the 740,000 bpd for 2022 as a whole.
  • The total volume of crude available from imports and domestic production in the first two months of the year was 14.63 million bpd, consisting of imports of 10.4 million bpd and local output of 4.23 million bpd according to Refinitiv.
  • Refinery throughput rose 3.3% year-on-year in the first two months to 14.36 million bpd, meaning the volume of crude available exceeded the amount processed by 270,000 bpd.



source: Refinitiv

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