China’s crude throughput fell slightly in December, with both state-run and independent refiners posting lower run rates due to some maintenance works toward the year-end, latest industry data and information collected by S&P Global Platts showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now State-run PetroChina’s average run rate fell this month due to maintenance at its subsidiary refineries, while another state-owned Sinopec’s run rates at its refineries were relatively steady from November. The average run rate of the four state-owned oil majors, Sinopec, PetroChina, CNOOC and Sinochem, stood at around 78% to date in December, compared with the 80% average in November, according to the data. The state-run refiners plan to process 6.9 million b/d of crude oil in December […]