Bureau of Statistics: Crude oil production in the first quarter was 51.19 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%

On April 18, the National Bureau of Statistics released energy production for March 2022
.
Crude oil production grew steadily, while imports fell widely
.
In March, the production of crude oil was 17.
71 million tons, an increase of 3.
9% year-on-year, the growth rate was 0.
7 percentage points lower than that from January to February, and the average daily output was 571,000 tons
.
Imported crude oil was 42.
71 million tons, down 14.
0% year-on-year, an increase of 9.
1 percentage points
over January-February.

In the first quarter, 51.
19 million tons of crude oil were produced, a year-on-year increase of 4.
4%.

Imported crude oil was 127.
85 million tons, down 8.
1%
year-on-year.

Crude oil processing volumes declined
slightly.
In March, 58.
59 million tons of crude oil were processed, down 2.
0% year-on-year, an increase of 0.
9 percentage points from January to February, and an average daily processing of 1.
890 million tons
.
In the first quarter, processed crude oil was 171.
44 million tons, down 1.
5%
year-on-year.