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By Elsie Hung, Research Associate, Center for Energy Studies, and Gabriel Collins, J.D., Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs (See map updates here) Although is now the world’s second-largest oil consumer, comprehensive and publicly available maps of its oil-related infrastructure remain scarce.

China’s Evolving Gasoline Mix Puts Coal in Drivers’ Tanks. October 10th, 2025 • Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson. China’s oil products demand growth over the past several years has been dominated by the light end of the barrel. In 2015, gasoline and natural gas liquids (NGLs) together accounted for 53% of net incremental oil products

China's Changing Oil Strategy and its Foreign Policy Implications, CNAPS Working Paper, Fall 1999, by Sergei Troush, Visiting Fellow, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Foreign Policy

oil demand in North America and Europe grew by less than 0.2 million barrels per day (bpd), while East Asian demand grew RICE UNIVERSITY’S BAKER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY // POLICY BRIEF // 04.27.17 decreasing import dependence, because about China’s capacity to stand in for the United States. Although has bolstered

Although we have been remiss in maintaining our China-US Trade Law Blog at BakerHostetler, introducing new commentary very little over the last twelve months or so, we were warning more than two years ago that the United States, in our view, was staking too much on the TPP. It had become the cornerstone of the non-security, non-military pivot

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of Chinese oil companies in the energy sector of the ME countries is the priority of the PRC Middle East policy 3. However, the United States and other Western countries view China’s “huge energy demand” as a threat to the stability of global energy markets and to the global geopolitical oil and gas balance, i.e., to vital

The Energy Factor in China’s Foreign Policy. virtually guarantees con tinued growth in demand for oil. James A. Baker III Institute of Public Policy, September 2002), p.

is the largest consumer of energy, the leading exporter of manufactured goods and possesses the second largest economy in the world. The great dragon’s current economic activity extends to all corners of the world, including the hydrocarbon-rich Middle East.

Chinas quest for cleaner skies drives change in iron ore market Global oil demand could leave gaping hole: Fuel for Thought Airlines continue to prosper, but darker clouds on the horizon Baker Institute. Mexicos upcoming presidential election keeps uncertainty in the air for energy reform: Baker Institute