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China’s Gasoline Prices Likely to Fall in Feb: OilChem

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China’s gasoline prices are expected to fall in February amid softening market sentiment and falling consumption, according to OilChem.

  • Sentiment is weakening due to a depletion in momentum following pre-Chinese New Year stockpiling.
  • Gasoline consumption is expected to fall by 3% to 0.44m mt/d in February. Demand will peak around Chinese New Year before slumping.
  • Gasoline production is expected to be down 1.3% on the month to 0.48m mt/d in Feb as independent refineries lower run rates as the holiday approaches.
  • However, this should be largely offset by a rise in run rates from state-owned refineries.
  • China’s gasoline inventory is likely to increase by 0.3m mt to 17.5m mt through February.

Source: OilChem

Source: OilChem


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