China's crude oil import up 20.5% in May (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-06-28 09:56
China imported 12.4 million tons of crude oil in May this year, a rise of
20.5 percent from the same month a year ago, China Business News said on
Tuesday, quoting latest statistics from the General Administration of Customs.
Meanwhile, China's crude oil export dropped by 48 percent in May, the
report said. Crude oil imports from Angola stood at 3.2 million tons in May,
accounting for 25 percent of the country's total imports that month, it
said. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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