Crude oil production was stable and natural gas production accelerated in September

Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on October 19 showed that in September, the decline in the production of industrial coal above designated size increased slightly, the production of crude oil was stable, and the production of natural gas accelerated.
The decline in raw coal production slightly expanded.
In September, 330 million tons of raw coal were produced, a year-on-year decrease of 0.
9%, and the rate of decrease was 0.
8 percentage points larger than the previous month; the average daily output was 11.
04 million tons, an increase of 530,000 tons from the previous month.
From January to September, 2.
79 billion tons of raw coal were produced, a year-on-year decrease of 0.
1%.
The decline in coal imports continued to expand.
In September, imported coal was 18.
68 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 1.
98 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 38.
3%, an increase of 1.
0 percentage point from the previous month; from January to September, imported coal was 240 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.
4%.
Crude oil production was stable and the processing growth rate dropped.
In September, 16.
1 million tons of crude oil was produced, a year-on-year increase of 2.
4%, and the growth rate was 0.
1 percentage point higher than the previous month; 57.
35 million tons of crude oil was processed, an increase of 1.
3%, a decrease of 7.
9 percentage points from the previous month.
From January to September, 146.
25 million tons of crude oil was produced, a year-on-year increase of 1.
7%; 500 million tons of crude oil was processed, a year-on-year increase of 2.
9%.
The growth rate of crude oil imports accelerated and international crude oil prices fell.
In September, 48.
48 million tons of crude oil was imported, a year-on-year increase of 17.
6%, and the growth rate was 5.
0 percentage points higher than the previous month.
From January to September, 420 million tons of crude oil was imported, a year-on-year increase of 12.
7%.
On September 30, the spot FOB price of Brent crude oil was US$40.
30/barrel, down 10.
9% from US$45.
22/barrel on August 28.
Natural gas production has accelerated.
In September, natural gas production was 14.
4 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 7.
6%, and the growth rate was 3.
9 percentage points higher than the previous month; the average daily output was 490 million cubic meters, an increase of 30 million cubic meters from the previous month.
From January to September, 137.
1 billion cubic meters of natural gas was produced, an increase of 8.
7% year-on-year.
The growth rate of natural gas imports fell.
In September, imported natural gas was 8.
66 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.
5%, and the growth rate dropped by 7.
7 percentage points from the previous month.
From January to September, 73.
73 million tons of natural gas were imported, a year-on-year increase of 3.
7%.