China crude storage low, imports to drop
China China stepped up its crude imports last year after oil prices plunged, but its move to build strategic reserves from cheap oil has been stymied by the capacity shortage.
The president of Sinopec trading arm Unipec, Chen Bo, said on Wednesday that Chinese import demand for 2015 would likely stay flat or rise only slightly as storage is close to full.
The country’s oil imports for December climbed to 7.1 million barrels per day from 6.3 million barrels per day the same month in 2013. Higher-than-usual imports continued in January and February, but may drop off soon.
New crude storage is being built in China, but is not available for use yet, the Unipec president said.
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