China's 2025 Crude Oil Output to Exceed 200 Million Tons

China aims to maintain crude production in 2025 little changed from 2024, with output expected to come in above 200 million tons. In 2024, China's total oil and gas output exceeded 400 million tons of oil equivalent for the first time, the National Energy Administration (NEA) has revealed. China’s crude production clocked in at 213 million tons (4.9 million barrels per day), while natural gas production was 246.4 billion cubic meters (bcm). India’s oil demand growth exceeded China’s for the first time in 2024, and is expected…