China’s natural gas imports are expected to rise 10.1% this year to 185 billion cubic metres (bcm), with gas consumption growing 8.2% to 395.4 bcm, according to an annual forecast by a research unit of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC).

China will also add 25.6 million tonnes of new crude refining capacity this year, the think-tank said.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Aizhu Chen Writing by Dominique Patton Editing by David Goodman )