China may close the year with record shipments of key transportation fuels in December as refiners rush to use their export quotas and maximize overseas profits to compensate for tepid domestic fuel demand caused by COVID-related curbs.
Cao, D.
, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.;
Ma, Q.
, SINOPEC Anqing Co.;
Gong, J.
,
Zhang, J.
,
Zhang, Z.
,
Wei, X.
,
Chang, X.
,
Zhu, J.
, SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing;
Wu, L.
, SINOPEC Engineering Inc.
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