China registered a crude stock build for the fourth straight month in September at 784,000 b/d on an increase in net imports and a decline in refinery throughput, Platts calculations based on recently released official data showed. The crude stock build compared to the 47,000 b/d rise in August. China does not release official data on stocks. Platts calculates China’s net crude stock draw or build by subtracting refinery throughput from the country’s crude oil supply. The latter takes into account net crude oil imports and domestic crude production. Article continues below… Oilgram News brings you fast-breaking global petroleum and gas news on and including: Industry players, upstream and downstream markets, refineries, midstream transportation and financial reports Supply and demand trends, government actions, exploration and technology Daily futures summary Weekly API statistics, and much more The build in September resulted in an average of 755,000 b/d of stock build, […]