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State-owned refinery run rates hit 33-month low in late May

Guangzhou (JLC), May 29, 2025--Chinese state-owned oil refineries' run rates fell to a 33-month low in the week ending May 28, still affected by maintenance.

05-29-2025 19:17:33

PetroChina Guangdong's May asphalt output sets new high

Guangzhou (JLC), May 28, 2025--As of May 26, PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical's 70A asphalt production in May surpassed 80,000 mt, reaching a new high, Workers' Daily reported on May 28.

05-28-2025 19:16:28

China to cut fuel ceilings on May 20

Guangzhou (JLC), May 19, 2025--China will mark down its retail ceilings of gasoline and diesel on May 20, 2025 (Tuesday), as international crude prices have dropped over the past 10 working days.

05-19-2025 13:55:25

Independents’ crude refining margins slump in mid-May

Guangzhou (JLC), May 15, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins slumped in mid-May, as crude costs rebounded and sales revenue slipped.

05-15-2025 15:04:38

Iso-butane prices slip in early May

Beijing (JLC), May 14, 2025--Iso-butane prices stumbled in early May amid shrinking demand.

05-15-2025 09:17:42

State-owned refiners’ gasoline and diesel production to diverge in May

Guangzhou (JLC), May 6, 2025--Stated-owned refiners plan to increase their production of diesel and gasoline in May, after drops in two consecutive months, also because of growing demand.

05-06-2025 17:49:08

INE crude price slips as OPEC+ may accelerates output increases

Guangzhou (JLC), April 24, 2025--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) retreated Thursday on news that OPEC+ is considering an acceleration in output incre

04-24-2025 19:09:10

Additional tariffs may dampen China's imports of US crude

Guangzhou (JLC), February 6, 2025--China's imposition of additional tariffs on crude oil from the US may dampen its imports from the latter.

02-06-2025 14:14:32

PetroChina Karamay Petrochemical’s jet sales hit new high in 2024

Guangzhou (JLC), January 6, 2025--As of December 24, PetroChina Karamay Petrochemical in Xinjiang tallied 364,000 mt of jet fuel sales in 2024, which set a record high, PetroChina said on December 31.

01-06-2025 18:03:58

Policy tailwind may bolster Zhoushan’s bonded bunkering

Guangzhou (JLC), November 28, 2024--China’s State Council has recently approved a plan outlining the future development of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone (“the Zhejiang FTZ”).

11-28-2024 18:47:14

China’s biodiesel exports drop in May

Beijing (JLC), July 10, 2024--China’s biodiesel exports fell in May, as the risk of retrospective imposition of anti-dumping duty by the EU on China’s products dampened market operations.

07-10-2024 17:57:26

China’s LPG imports in May grow on month

Beijing (JLC), June 27, 2024—In May, China’s LPG imports expanded on a month-on-month comparison amidst lower import costs and firm demand from chemical production.

06-27-2024 09:02:28

China’s MTBE exports drop in May

Beijing (JLC), June 26, 2024--China exported 227,200 mt of MTBE in May, down by 19.37% month on month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

06-26-2024 17:54:00

China’s petroleum asphalt imports soar in May

Beijing (JLC), June 26, 2024--China's petroleum asphalt imports surged in May 2024, hitting a five year high.

06-26-2024 17:51:42

China's apparent kerosene consumption rises on month in May

Guangzhou (JLC), June 25, 2024--China's apparent consumption of kerosene grew month on month in May 2024, as output increased and exports diminished amid stronger domestic demand.

06-25-2024 19:07:22

China's May apparent gasoline consumption grows 7.62% on year

Guangzhou (JLC), June 25, 2024--China's apparent consumption of gasoline increased year on year in May 2024, as output gained and exports fell.

06-25-2024 18:55:13

China’s bonded bunker fuel imports fall again in May

Guangzhou (JLC), June 24, 2024--China’s bonded bunker fuel imports fell again in May, as domestic high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) inventory was still high and low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO) supply increased.

06-24-2024 18:11:16

China’s daily bonded bunker fuel exports drop in May

Guangzhou (JLC), June 24, 2024--China’s daily bonded bunker fuel exports dropped in May, because of still tepid bunkering demand, despite larger low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO) production.

06-24-2024 18:10:24

Russia becomes largest fuel oil supplier to China in Jan-May

Guangzhou (JLC), June 20, 2024--Russia overtook Malaysia as the largest fuel oil supplier to China in the first five months of 2024, up from second in the first four months, according to data from the

06-20-2024 18:33:54

China exports jet fuel to more markets in Jan-May 2024

Guangzhou (JLC), June 20, 2024--China exported jet fuel to more countries and regions in the first five months of 2024 than a year before, as the country's exports surged amid growing demand from over

06-20-2024 17:48:39

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