Refinery Runs Rise Sharply in China Despite Seasonal Maintenance
Affected assets and topics
Why it matters
Chinese refiners processed 39% more crude oil in December, despite seasonal maintenance, with independent refiners contributing to the increase.
Expected market reaction
Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 75% confidence.
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
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- 22352
Original source
Chinese refiners processed 39% more crude oil last month, with the total at 60.83 million tons, or 14.86 million barrels daily, official data cited by Reuters showed. The November daily average was a slight dip from October, when the average refinery throughput stood at 14.94 million barrels, but this was most likely a result of maintenance that took 1.2 million barrels daily in capacity offline in November, according to Kpler senior oil analyst Muyu Xu. While some refineries did maintenance, however, independent refiners stepped up their runs…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on December 15, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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