FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 24, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant BEIJING : China on Sunday said it was releasing gasoline and diesel reserves to boost market supply and stabilise prices in some regions, a public statement of such rarity that analysts said it was enough to push oil prices lower on Monday.