[national Bureau of Statistics: 18.07 million tons of crude oil produced in May increased 2.7 percent over the same period last year] data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in May, crude oil production was 18.07 million tons, an increase of 2.7 percent over the same period last year, with an average daily output of 583000 tons, 1.3 percent faster than that in April. Imports of crude oil were 51.44 million tons, up 12.3% from the same period last year, down 1.4% in April. From January to May, crude oil production was 87.71 million tons, an increase of 2.1 per cent over the same period last year. Imported crude oil was 230.21 million tons, an increase of 6.2% over the same period last year. Crude oil processing has maintained a relatively rapid growth, and the growth rate has slowed down. In May, 62 million tons of crude oil was processed, an increase of 15.4 percent over the same period last year, with a growth rate of 3.5 percent lower than that of April, with an average daily processing of 2 million tons of crude oil. From January to May, 302.63 million tons of crude oil were processed, an increase of 9.8 percent over the same period last year.