Total refinery throughput in the world's second-largest oil consumer was 63.13 million metric tons last month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
Production was up slightly from the 14.83 million bpd of oil processed in June.
Domestic fuel demand has picked up with the arrival of the summer travel season, notably in gasoline and jet fuel.
China's crude oil imports in July pared back from close-to-record levels during the previous month, totalling 43.7 million metric tons, or 10.3 million bpd, according to the customs data.
The NBS data on Tuesday also showed China's domestic crude oil production in July was 17.31 million metric tons, or 4.1 million bpd, versus 17.13 million metric tons in 2022.
Persons:
Dominique Patton, refiners, Production, Andrew Hayley, Jacqueline Wong
Organizations:
Shandong Haiyou Petrochemical Group, REUTERS, National Bureau of Statistics, Reuters, Zhuochuang, Thomson
Locations:
Shandong, county, Shandong province, China, BEIJING