China Oil Imports Soar 17%

摘要

China imported 4.806 million b/d of crude in 2010, a new annual record and 17.4% higher than the 2009 average of 4.093 million b/d, according to preliminary data released Monday by the General Ad- ministration of Customs. Imports in Decem- ber averaged 4.932 million b/d, down 1.9% from December 2009 and slightly lower than in November (IOD Dec.13,p8).