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| China's Oil Production and Consumption, 1986-2006 (Thousand Barrels per Day) |
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| Source: U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA), International Petroleum Note: 2006 is January-August only |
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China is the world's second-largest consumer of oil behind the United States. In 2006, according to EIA estimates, China has consumed 7.4 million barrels of oil per day, while its production was only 3.8 million barrels per day. This makes the country the third largest net-importer of oil after the US and Japan. |
