Thursday, December 27, 2018

China Oil


China produces 31% of the oil they consume.

China consumes about 12 million barrels per day.

China produced 3.690 million BBL per day in 2018.

China imported 9.06 million BPD in 2018.

China’s oil producing provinces include Xinjiang, Shandong, Shaanxi, Tianjin and Heilongjiang

China’s Top Providers of Imported Crude Oil
China’s top 10 crude petroleum providers supply about four-fifths (79.2%) of its imported crude oil.

Below are the top 15 countries that supplied 89.2% of the crude oil imported into China during 2017:
1.    Russia: US$23.7 billion (14.6% of China’s total crude oil imports)
2.    Saudi Arabia: $20.5 billion (12.6%)
3.    Angola: $19.8 billion (12.2%)
4.    Iraq: $13.8 billion (8.5%)
5.    Oman: $12.2 billion (7.5%)
6.    Iran: $11.9 billion (7.3%)
7.    Brazil: $8.8 billion (5.4%)
8.    Kuwait: $7.1 billion (4.4%)
9.    Venezuela: $6.6 billion (4%)
10. United Arab Emirates: $4.1 billion (2.5%)
11. United Kingdom: $3.6 billion (2.2%)
12. Congo: $3.44 billion (2.1%)
13. Colombia: $3.37 billion (2.1%)
14. United States: $3.2 billion (2%)
15. Malaysia: $2.6 billion (1.6%)

Together, five of China’s leading crude petroleum suppliers (Russia, Saudi Arabia, Angola, Iraq plus Oman) represent over half (55.5%) of overall Chinese crude oil imports for 2017.


China is benefitting from current temporarily low oil prices in the $40 to $50 per barrel range due to over-supply.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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