China plans to boost oil reserves in five-year plan Published 05 Mar, 2026 10:47am Heavy reliance on energy imports is a security vulnerability for China
China’s 2025 oil imports, December inflows both hit record highs Published 14 Jan, 2026 11:37am In addition, daily crude oil import volumes hit all-time highs in both December and for all of 2025
China’s November crude oil imports reach highest daily level in 27 months Published 08 Dec, 2025 11:07am China imported 521.87 million tons of crude oil from January to November, up 3.2% from the same period last year
China’s crude oil imports from Russia fall in April; imports from Malaysia surge Published 20 May, 2025 11:35am China’s imports of crude oil from Russia fell 12.9% in April from a year earlier, coming in at 8.07 million metric...
China’s April refinery output fell 1.4% year-on-year Published 19 May, 2025 11:50am China’s crude oil throughput fell in April from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, due to maintenance...
Iran pushes China to let it sell $1.7 billion worth of stranded oil, sources say Published 08 Jan, 2025 02:33pm LONDON: Iran is pushing to recoup 25 million barrels of oil from China that has been stuck for six years in Chinese...
China issues at least 152mn T in 2025 crude oil import quotas, sources say Published 30 Dec, 2024 11:03am SINGAPORE: China has issued at least 152.49 million metric tons of crude oil import quotas to independent refiners...
China’s crude oil imports rebounded in November, but so did storage flows: Russell Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:48am LAUNCESTON: China’s crude oil imports in November hit a 14-month high, but much of the additional volume is likely...
Iranian oil prices to China hit new multi-year highs as sanctions hit Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:43pm SINGAPORE: The price of Iranian crude oil sold to China has risen to the highest in years as fresh US sanctions have...
China oil imports fall from a year ago for a fifth month in Sept Published 14 Oct, 2024 02:29pm SINGAPORE: China’s oil imports fell in September by 0.6% from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, as plants...
China’s 2023 crude oil imports hit record as fuel demand recovers Published 12 Jan, 2024 10:35am China’s annual crude oil imports hit an all-time high in 2023, customs data showed on Friday, as fuel demand...
Oil drops on demand worries after US gasoline inventories swell Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:57pm Brent crude futures fall $2.81 or 3.5% to $74.39 a barrel US WTI crude futures drop by $2.74 or 3.8% to $69.58 a barrel
IEA says China oil demand key factor in energy transition Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am PARIS: The International Energy Agency executive director underlined Tuesday the importance of Chinese demand for...
Oil rises on debt ceiling, demand optimism Updated 17 May, 2023 09:38pm Oil prices rose 2% on Wednesday as optimism on oil demand and US debt ceiling negotiations outweighed supply...
China’s crude oil imports surge, but fuel exports jump even more: Russell Published 13 Apr, 2023 09:58am LAUNCESTON: China’s imports of crude oil surged to the second highest on record in March, capping off a strong first...
Oil climbs on supply disruptions, China optimism Updated 13 Dec, 2022 05:43pm LONDON: Oil extended gains on Tuesday on supply disruptions and as COVID restrictions eased in China, the world’s...