China's crude oil production in January and February fell 1.9 percent year-on-year to match a record low logged in August last year. 

The world's second-largest economy drilled out 30.37 million tonnes of crude in the first two months of the year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Meanwhile, natural gas production climbed 4.9 percent in January and February from a year earlier to 26.2 billion cubic meters, according to a Reuters report.