China's 2017 natural gas output to jump to 170 Bcm

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's natural gas production will rise to 170 Bcm in 2017, up from 136.8 Bcm in 2016, estimates from the National Energy Administration showed on Friday.

Crude output is likely to be steady at 200 MMt, compared with 199.7 million last year, data from the NEA showed.

China is likely to produce 3.65 Bt of coal, up slightly from 3.64 billion in 2016, the agency said.

Reporting by Meng Meng and Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Christian Schmollinger

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