China produced 91.664 million tons of crude oil, a rise of 2.1 percent from the corresponding period of last year, said sources with the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA) Thursday.

The output of refined oil products is 84.822 million tons, up 5.6 percent year on year, the CPCIA told Xinhua.

According to the statistics of the General Administration of Customs, China's net imports of crude oil was 70.33 million tons in the first six months, up 17.6 percent year on year and that of refined oil products, 12.03 million tons with a growth of 48.3 percent.

(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2006)