China is implementing a plan to build an official state sponsored
domestic
oil reserve to a one month supply by 2010. They estimate this
will be 94.8 million barrels. After that, they want to expand it
further into a three month supply over the next decade following.
Until recently only some of the private companies maintained any
sort of reserve.
.."China began filling its strategic oil reserves just over
a year ago and now has between 2 million and 3 million tons on
hand, Chen was quoted as saying."...more, backups are always
a good idea, there
China to Greatly Expand Petroleum Reserves
China is implementing a plan to build an official state sponsored domestic oil reserve to a one month supply by 2010. They estimate this will be 94.8 million barrels. After that, they want to expand it further into a three month supply over the next decade following. Until recently only some of the private companies maintained any sort of reserve.
.."China began filling its strategic oil reserves just over a year ago and now has between 2 million and 3 million tons on hand, Chen was quoted as saying."...more, backups are always a good idea, there