BEIJING: China’s independent refiners are set to cut production in coming weeks as a Ukraine-driven surge in oil prices squeezes margins, with a jump over US$130 (RM544) a barrel unnerving producers, according to trading executives and analysts.
Production curbs at the so-called teapot plants that account for a fifth of China’s crude oil imports will reduce purchases by the world’s top oil importer.
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