CNPC to curb exports and up imports, refining

BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters) China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) urged its international unit to buy more oil resources from global markets and strictly control exports, to increase supply to the local market, a company Web site said on Monday.

The firm, the parent of listed PetroChina , asked its refineries to try to increase their crude processing over planned levels and boost diesel and premium gasoline output, the report on CNPC's news centre (news.cnpc.com.cn) said, citing an urgent company notice to subsidiaries.

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