Task 1: The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1982 and 2006.

Question

The chart illustrates the amount of oil produced and consumed in China in the period from 1982 to 2006.

Overall, it is clear that there were upward trends in both the oil production and consumption during the period shown. It is also noticeable that the oil consumption grew dramatically from 1990.

In 1982, the production of oil had started at the same amount of the oil consumption with around 2 million of oil barrels a day. The amount of oil production slightly increased to 3 million of oil barrels per day by 1986. It still remained stable until 1994 and was equal the oil consumption. Then this figure went up steadily to 3.5 million barrels per day over the last 12 years.

Meanwhile, the oil consumed witnessed a stability until 1990. After that, it climbed rapidly to 3 million in 1994. This trend had been kept until 1998, which doubled the oil consumption in 1982. This figure continued to rise gradually by 1 million every 4 years and reached a peak of 6 million at the end of the period.