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China hikes Russian crude imports sharply in first two months of 2026

Guangzhou (JLC), March 20, 2026—China hiked its imports of Russian crude sharply in the first two months, due to attractive prices and abundant supply.

03-20-2026 18:54:40

State-owned refiners to boost crude runs in February

Guangzhou (JLC), February 9, 2026--State-owned oil refiners are likely to hike their crude runs in February amid much less refinery maintenance and seasonally strong demand for gasoline and jet fuel.

02-09-2026 18:27:26

Russian crude accounts for smaller share in China’s imports in 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), January 20, 2026--Russian crude accounted for a smaller share in China’s crude imports in 2025 when shipment from Russia declined and the latter’s total imports grew.

01-20-2026 15:28:01

China continues to halt crude imports from U.S. in November

Guangzhou (JLC), December 26, 2025--China continued to suspend crude imports from the U.S. in November 2025, the sixth straight month, according to data from the GACC.

12-26-2025 18:24:11

State-owned refinery run rates drop on maintenance in November

Guangzhou (JLC), December 9, 2025--Chinese state-owned oil refineries' run rates extended drops in November, as maintenance increased and gasoline demand turned seasonally weak.

12-09-2025 14:58:58

China’s crude imports rebound to 27-month high in November

Guangzhou (JLC), December 8, 2025--China's crude oil imports rebounded to a 27-month high in November 2025, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

12-08-2025 14:16:00

Crude stocks at Shandong ports retreat from record high

Guangzhou (JLC), December 4, 2025--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports retreated in early December as consumption grew, after hitting a record high.

12-04-2025 18:20:00

Crude stocks at Shandong ports rise to new high on more unloading

Guangzhou (JLC), November 27, 2025--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports rose to a new high in the week ending November 27, as unloading increased.

11-27-2025 18:38:04

Chinese refiners' crude runs retreat in October

Guangzhou (JLC), November 14, 2025--Chinese refiners’ crude runs retreated in October when gasoline demand weakened and refinery maintenance increased.

11-14-2025 16:02:35

China sees modest month-on-month drop in October crude imports

Guangzhou (JLC), November 7, 2025--China's crude oil imports declined modestly month on month in October 2025, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

11-07-2025 14:21:29

Sinopec records slower drop in crude runs in first three quarters

Guangzhou (JLC), October 30, 2025--Sinopec recorded a slower decline in its refining throughput in the first three quarters of 2025, compared with the first two quarters, due to less unit maintenance.

10-30-2025 18:00:59

China's crude imports from Canada surge 72.9% in Jan-Sept

Guangzhou (JLC), October 20, 2025--China tallied an upsurge of 72.89% in its crude imports from Canada in the first nine months of 2025, according to data released by the GACC.

10-20-2025 14:24:55

China's crude imports retreat on month in September

Guangzhou (JLC), October 13, 2025--China's crude oil imports retreated month on month in September 2025, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

10-13-2025 11:51:37

China’s crude oil imports from Brazil surge 50.41% in August

Guangzhou (JLC), September 22, 2025--China's crude oil imports from Brazil surged 50.41% year on year to about 5.19 million mt in August 2025, according to data from the GACC.

09-22-2025 15:52:09

Crude stocks at Shandong ports drop on growing consumption

Guangzhou (JLC), August 28, 2025--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports declined again in the week ending August 28, as local feedstock consumption increased.

08-28-2025 18:18:15

Sinopec’s net profit tumbles by 39.8% in H1 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), August 22, 2025--Sinopec recorded a plunge of 39.8% in its net profit for the first half (H1) of this year, according to its semi-annual report for 2025.

08-22-2025 18:48:24

Sinopec to cut its annual crude runs in 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), August 22, 2025--Sinopec will cut its refinery crude runs in 2025, in contrast to its previous plan for an increase of about 2.70 million mt.

08-22-2025 16:57:06

China records much lower crude imports from Malaysia in July

Guangzhou (JLC), August 20, 2025--China tallied a plunge in its crude imports from Malaysia in July 2025, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

08-20-2025 13:57:14

Sinopec likely to hike crude runs in H2 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), August 11, 2025--Sinopec is likely to hike its refinery crude runs in the second half of 2025 (H2 2025), judged from the company's crude runs in H1 and its plan for the whole year.

08-11-2025 19:10:23

Crude stocks at Shandong ports decline further, still high

Guangzhou (JLC), August 7, 2025--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports declined further in the week ending August 7 when delivery out of local ports exceeded unloading.

08-07-2025 18:59:58

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