China's April refinery throughput up 18.9% on previous year

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BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - Chinese oil refinery throughput was up 18.9% in April compared with the year previously, data showed on Tuesday, as refiners maintained high runs to cater to recovering domestic fuel demand and stock inventories ahead of the summer travel season. Total refinery throughput reached 61.1 million tonnes, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed, equivalent to 14.87 million barrels per day (bpd). (Reporting by Andrew Hayley; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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