date:Jun 10, 2014
es. On a daily basis, crude imports of 6.14 million barrels per day (bpd) was 9.4 percent lower than the record high in April, as refineries cut production during the peak maintenance season.
PetroChina shut its largest 410,000-bpd Dalian refinery for maintenance from April 10 to late May, industry sources said. China's slackening economy, set to grow at its slowest pace in 23 years, has caused its oil demand to drop to a seven month low in April as refineries scaled back production for mainte