CHINA DATA: H1 crude oil throughput jumps 10% on year amid 5.5% GDP growth

China’s crude oil throughput jumped 9.9% from a year ago to 14.72 million b/d in the first half of 2023, stronger than its GDP growth of 5.5% in the same period, National Bureau of Statistics data showed July 17. To boost the economic growth, which has been slower than expected, Chinese refineries may be required to further increase throughput in…