China's coal, crude oil and natural gas production and imports in Jun 2024

The production of raw coal increased. In Jun 2024, the output of raw coal from industrial enterprises above designated size was 410 million tons, up 3.6% from the same period last year, compared to a decline of 0.8% in May. The average daily output was 13.513 million tons. Imported coal was 44.60 million tons in Jun, an increase of 11.9% over the same period last year, data from National Statistics Bureau showed.

In Jan-Jun 2024, raw coal production reached 2.27 billion tons, down 1.7% from the same period last year; and coal imports amounted to 250 million tons, up 12.5% from the same period last year.

Crude oil production growth accelerated. In Jun, the output of crude oil from industrial enterprises above designated size was 17.95 million tons, an increase of 2.4% over the same period last year, which was 1.8 percentage points higher than that in May. The average daily output was 598,000 tons. Imported crude oil was 46.45 million tons in Jun, a decrease of 10.7% over the same period last year.

In Jan-Jun 2024, crude oil production reached 107.05 million tons, up 1.9% from the same period last year; and crude oil imports amounted to 275.48 million tons, down 2.3% from the same period last year.

Crude oil processing volume dropped. In Jun, the processing volume of crude oil was 58.32 million tons, a decrease of 3.7% over the same period last year, 1.9 percentage points faster from May. The average daily processing was 1.944 million tons. In Jan-Jun 2024, crude oil processing volume totaled 360.09 million tons, down 0.4% on year.

The growth rate of natural gas production sped up. In Jun, the output of natural gas from industrial enterprises above designated size was 20.2 billion cubic meters, an increase of 9.6% over the same period last year, and the growth rate was 3.3 percentage points higher than that in May, with an average daily output of 670 million cubic meters. Imports of natural gas were 10.43 million tons, an increase of 0.9% over the same period last year.

In Jan-Jun 2024, natural gas production reached 123.6 billion cubic meters, up 6.0% from the same period last year; and the imports amounted to 64.65 million tons, up 14.3% from the same period last year.