据海关总署最新统计,今年上半年中国进口石油9959万吨,再创历史新高,进口金额达426.63亿美元。数量和金额增幅同比均明显下降。目前,中国已成为世界上仅次于美国和日本的第三大石油进口国,同时也是仅次于美国的第二大石油消费国。2006年中国原油进口14518万吨,成品油进口3638万吨,进口石油依存度为50%左右。 According to the latest statistics from the General Administration of Customs, China imported 99.59 million tons of oil in the first half of this year, reaching another all-time high with a total import value of 42.663 billion U.S. dollars. The volume and amount of increase both decreased significantly year on year. At present, China has become the third largest oil importer in the world after the United States and Japan, and the second largest oil consumer after the United States. In 2006, China imported 145.18 million tons of crude oil, 36.38 million tons of refined oil and 50% of imported oil.