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China’s Iranian Oil Dilemma

Posted January 26, 2012   By Philip Andrews-Speed

China is not only a major strategic ally of Iran but it also relies on Iran for oil imports. In the face of US sanctions, China is likely to find a middle way involving some reduction of oil imports from Iran but not a complete cessation.

China’s oil and gas relations with Iran

China’s energy corridor from the Middle East – one step closer

Posted September 21, 2011   By Philip Andrews-Speed

At the heart of China’s international oil and gas strategy lies the observation that the country is surrounded by a ‘belt’ of oil and gas resources which runs from the Middle East through Central Asia to the Russian Far East.