China increased petroleum product exports by 12.7% in August — OilPrice
In August, China exported 6.01 million tonnes of petroleum products, 12.7% more than in the same month of the previous year. The volume of shipments exceeded the levels recorded before the war in the Middle East, while jet fuel exports reached a record level.
OilPrice cites Chinese customs and Reuters as the source of these data. At the same time, during the first eight months of the year, China’s total fuel exports decreased by 9.6% compared with the corresponding period in 2025. The publication attributes this to export restrictions that Beijing introduced earlier because of an oil shortage caused by the war in the Middle East.
Diesel exports rose the most
In August, China exported 1.33 million tonnes of diesel fuel, 42.1% more year-on-year. From January through August, diesel shipments abroad increased by 5.9% to 4.84 million tonnes.
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Jet fuel exports in August increased by 41.4% to 2.55 million tonnes. At the same time, gasoline shipments outside the country declined by 17.5% to 700,000 tonnes.
Fuel inventories are declining
At the beginning of March, Chinese authorities almost completely banned fuel exports after the start of the war in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. An exception was made for certain volumes supplied to some Southeast Asian countries. The restrictions were later eased.
According to JLC International, gasoline inventories held by China’s state energy companies fell by 2.9% last week to their lowest level since 2022. Diesel fuel inventories declined by 2.4%, reaching a 15-month low. Bloomberg reported that declining inventories could lead to new export restrictions.
