Efforts by the Chinese government to encourage sustainable growth have led to an increase in oil demand, government data released Wednesday show. Analysis of government data from Platts found Chinese apparent oil demand, a reflection of how much oil goes into domestic refineries combined with net oil product imports, increased in November by 3.5 percent to an average 10.31 million barrels per day. The report found demand driven largely by Chinese government efforts to keep the economy growing at a steady pace. […]