China's appetite for oil will remain voracious this year, although growth in consumption will slow, according to China's largest oil company.

The country's consumption of crude will increase to 320 million tons, Chen Geng, general manager of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), was quoted by www.oilnews.com.cn as saying Thursday. The website is owned by the company.

The projected consumption represents an almost 12 per cent increase over last year's figure of 288 million tons ......
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