Reader's Questions

According to the Wall Street Journal & the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, China imported approximately 4.1 million barrels of oil a day in 2007.

This breaks down as follows (daily barrels):

1,587,000 – Middle East
719.000 – West Africa
591,000 – Asia Pacific
532,000 – Former Soviet Union
278,000 – South America & Central America
255,000 – Southern Africa & Eastern Africa
93,000 – North America
29,000 – Australasia
15,000 – North America
9,000 – Europe