Bloomberg with a piece here on the trade deal between the US and China last week and a broad look at how it'll impact on China's energy marlet

  • China National Petroleum Corp. will import more crude oil and natural gas from the U.S.
  • Will consider participating in America's liquefied natural gas export industry

China National Petroleum Corp. Chairman Wang Yilin

  • "The U.S. has very rich oil and gas resources, and as China pursues a diversification of its crude supply the U.S. will of course be one of the sources
  • We will consider exploring cooperation in areas such as jointly developing liquefied natural gas facilities and gas transport"

Link for more

(And also, more on China / Saudi deals)