In 2021, the production of raw coal and crude oil will accelerate, and the growth rate of natural gas production will slow down

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on January 17, in December 2021, among the main energy products of industries above designated size, coal, oil, and gas all increased to varying degrees, except for the year-on-year decrease in power generation
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In 2021, the production of raw coal, crude oil, and electricity will accelerate compared with the previous year, and the growth rate of natural gas production will slow down
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The production of raw coal continued to accelerate, and the import turned from increase to decrease
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With the continuous advancement of the policy of increasing production and ensuring supply, in December, the production of raw coal was 380 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.
2%.
The output was 12.
41 million tons; the imported coal was 30.
95 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 20.
8%
.

In 2021, 4.
07 billion tons of raw coal will be produced, an increase of 4.
7% over the previous year, an increase of 5.
6% over 2019, and an average increase of 2.
8% over the two years; 320 million tons of coal will be imported, an increase of 6.
6% over the previous year
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Coal prices fell
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On December 31, the comprehensive transaction prices of 5500 kcal, 5000 kcal and 4500 kcal thermal coal in Qinhuangdao Port were 773 yuan, 692 yuan and 584 yuan per ton, respectively, down 213 yuan, 199 yuan and 208 yuan from November 26.
Yuan
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The growth rate of crude oil production slowed down slightly, and the processing volume changed from increase to decrease
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In December, the production of crude oil was 16.
47 million tons, an increase of 1.
7% year-on-year, the growth rate was 1.
0 percentage points slower than the previous month, an increase of 2.
6% over the same period in 2019, and an average increase of 1.
3% in the two years, with an average daily output of 531,000 tons; processed crude oil 5873 10,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.
1%, an increase of 2.
2% in the previous month, a decrease of 0.
1% over the same period in 2019, a two-year average decrease of 0.
1%, and an average daily processing of 1.
895 million tons
.

In 2021, 198.
98 million tons of crude oil will be produced, an increase of 2.
4% over the previous year, an increase of 4.
0% over 2019, and an average increase of 2.
0% over the two years; 703.
55 million tons of crude oil will be processed, an increase of 4.
3% over the previous year and an increase of 7.
4% over 2019.
Two-year average growth of 3.
6%
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Crude oil imports turned from decline to increase, and international crude oil prices rose
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In December, imported crude oil was 46.
14 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 19.
9%, compared with a decrease of 8.
0% in the previous month; in 2021, imported crude oil was 512.
98 million tons, a decrease of 5.
4% over the previous year
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On December 31, the spot FOB price of Brent crude oil was US$77.
24/barrel, up 9.
0% from US$70.
86/barrel on November 30
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Natural gas production slowed
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In December, the production of natural gas was 19.
2 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 2.
3%.
The growth rate slowed down by 2.
1 percentage points from the previous month, and increased by 16.
4% from the same period in 2019.
The two-year average growth rate was 7.
9%, and the average daily output was 620 million cubic meters
.

In 2021, the production of natural gas will be 205.
3 billion cubic meters, an increase of 8.
2% over the previous year, an increase of 18.
8% over 2019, and an average increase of 9.
0% over the two years
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The growth rate of natural gas imports slowed down
.
In December, 11.
65 million tons of natural gas were imported, a year-on-year increase of 3.
8%, and the growth rate dropped by 14.
0 percentage points from the previous month
.
In 2021, 121.
36 million tons of natural gas will be imported, an increase of 19.
9% ​​over the previous year
.

Electricity production fell year-on-year
.
In December, power generation was 723.
4 billion kWh, down 2.
1% year-on-year, an increase of 0.
2% in the previous month, an increase of 6.
8% over the same period in 2019, and an average increase of 3.
4% in the two years, with an average daily power generation of 23.
33 billion kWh
.
In 2021, power generation will be 8,112.
2 billion kWh, an increase of 8.
1% over the previous year, an increase of 11.
0% over 2019, and an average increase of 5.
4% over the two years
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