(EnergyAsia, August 28 2017, Monday) — With oil prices seemingly stuck in the US$40-to-$50 a barrel range, China has been in a hurry to import crude at increasingly higher high rates. Chinese crude imports rose to an all-time high of 9.2 million b/d in March, compared with 7.6 million b/d for all of 2016, according to estimates by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Reuters.