Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

China plants run at record

China’s March refinery throughput rose 5.9 per cent versus the same month a year earlier to 11.19 million barrels per day (bpd), data showed, just shy of December’s...

Asia Pacific

China crude imports up

China’s crude oil imports surged to an all-time high in March to nearly 9.2 million barrels per day (mbpd), customs data showed, far surpassing expectations and...

Asia Pacific

China futures debuts in H2

China is looking at launching its crude oil futures in Shanghai in the second half of this year, two sources familiar with the matter said, breathing new life into a...

Asia Pacific

S Korea’s oil imports rise

South Korea’s intake of Iranian crude oil soared to a record high in March and its first-quarter crude imports from Iran nearly doubled on year, reflecting Tehran’s...