page_title: Petroleum industry in China
hierarchical_section_title: Petroleum industry in China
caption_attribution_description: English: China crude oil production
context_page_description: The impact of the petroleum industry in China has been increasing globally as China is the fourth-greatest oil producer in the world.
  China imported a record 6.7m barrels a day of oil in 2015 and was forecast "to overtake the U.S. as the world’s biggest crude importer in 2016" According to the Energy Information Administration China first became the "world's largest net importer of petroleum and other liquids" by the end of 2013.
context_section_description: The impact of the petroleum industry in China has been increasing globally as China is the fourth-greatest oil producer in the world.
  China imported a record 6.7m barrels a day (b/d) of oil in 2015 and was forecast "to overtake the U.S. as the world’s biggest crude importer in 2016" According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) China first became the "world's largest net importer of petroleum and other liquids" by the end of 2013.
caption: Chinese oil production 1960-2015
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