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Peking predicting petroleum peak

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State-owned oil giant Sinopec expects China's petroleum consumption to peak by 2027.

That's three years ahead of the peak emissions deadline set by Xi Jinping.

Sinopec published the forecast on Thursday as part of its annual outlook report, indicating consumption would top out below 800 million me...