“Imposing tariffs on the remainder of U.S. imports from China will put undue strain on the supply chains of the natural gas and oil industry that enable the delivery of reliable and affordable energy to American families and businesses,” said Dr. Aaron Padilla, API’s Senior Advisor for International Policy.

China imported 1.08 million mt, or 255,065 b/d, of crude oil from Iran in May, down 66.7% from the five-year high of 3.24 million mt in April as the US' sanction waivers for Iranian oil expired on May 2.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2019 , according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2018, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.

Front-month Brent crude futures were up 84 cents at $65.89 per barrel by 0948 GMT. WTI crude futures were at $58.91 per barrel, up $1.08 from their last settlement.

Imports from Russia came in at 6.36 million tonnes in May, or 1.50 million barrels per day (bpd), data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

Over January-May, China imported 2.7 million mt of LNG from Malaysia, up 32% year on year, the customs data showed.

Over January-May, China imported 2.7 million mt of LNG from Malaysia, up 32% year on year, the customs data showed.

“What’s happening in the Gulf is definitely a concern,” Amin Nasser, president and chief executive of Aramco, told Reuters in an interview in Seoul.

The Scandinavian nation’s parliament voted on Wednesday to instruct its $1 trillion fund to pull an estimated more than $13 billion from oil, gas and coal extracting companies and move up to $20 billion into renewable-energy projects and companies, representing around 2% of the fund.

Brent crude futures were down 12 cents at $64.74, U.S. crude futures were up 3 cents at $57.93 a barrel.