China's domestic crude oil output is on track to hit a record 215 million metric tons in 2025, according to the National Energy Administration. The administration stated that this milestone caps a period of strong exploration success and stable output growth, and is pushing the country's oil and gas sector into a new phase of production increase, efficiency gains, and green development. Offshore crude oil has been a major growth driver, consistently accounting for over 60 percent of the nation's total new petroleum output for five consecutive years. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), China cumulatively added 105 million tons of new crude oil production capacity.

China's crude oil output grew 1.5 percent in 2025, according to BairdMaritime.com. The country processed 737.59 million tons of crude oil in 2025, with refinery throughput rising 4.1 percent year on year to about 14.75 million barrels per day, surpassing the previous record of 14.7 million bpd set in 2023. Capacity expansion among national oil companies and the ramp-up of the private Yulong refinery drove the increase in refining runs. Chinese refining runs grew by an average of 0.25 million barrels per day year on year in 2025.

According to TASS, China's crude oil output was 91.31 million tons in January–May 2026, with monthly data from CEICData showing 91,310.000 ton th in May 2026 and 72,744.000 ton th in April 2026. Natural gas production rose by 1.7 percent in the same period to 111.7 billion cubic meters, according to TASS. China Energy Production: Year to Date: Crude Oil data was reported at 91,310.000 Ton th in May 2026 by CEICData. China is the fourth-largest natural gas producer globally, according to ChinaTimeEast.com. Energy Aspects expects runs at small refineries, known as teapots, to remain resilient in 2026, and the start-up of Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company is expected to support refining runs in 2026, rising by about 250,000 bpd.