China's crude imports in the first quarter averaged 10.41 million b/d, down 8.1% year on year.

Propane imports fell 11.5% month on month to 1.46 million mt in December, which was partially offset by butane imports rising 9.6% over the same period to 416,006 mt,

The country's total crude imports averaged 10.3 million b/d in 2021, falling 5.4% year on year amid destocking activities.

Over January-November, India's crude imports rose 5.8% year on year to 191.8 million mt, or 4.2 million b/d.

China’s LNG imports have grown steadily every year since 2006 (when China began importing LNG), except in 2015. In 2017, China became the world’s second-largest LNG importer, surpassing South Korea.

China had the highest gain in coal imports from the U.S. among the top destinations in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Asian country imported 1.0 Mt of coal from the U.S. during the period, a 251.8% increase year over year and a 748.2% jump quarter over quarter.

U.S. increases in net crude oil imports in 2021 and 2022 because domestic crude oil production and inventory draws alone will not meet the needs of U.S. refineries.

China total oil imports over 2020 were up 7% year on year at 10.86 million b/d

Crude and bitumen blend import for China's independent refineries jumped 42.2% on the year to a record high of 188.11 million mt in 2020

In October 2020, the country imported 3.24 bcm of natural gas via pipelines, while 795 million cubic meters (mcm) was purchased as liquefied natural gas (LNG), EPDK's data showed. This marked an increase in pipeline gas imports of 36.2% and 2.5% in LNG imports.