"Helping to examine the books of American oil importers?"
The charges against the 40 oil importers, two of whom have fled the country, range from manslaughter to fraud.
Meanwhile, consumption is rising, which means that Syria could become a net oil importer within a decade.
It has no strategic oil reserve and is a substantial oil importer.
The countries that experienced the worst decline in their terms of trade were oil importers.
China, the world's most populous nation with 1.3 billion people, will become one of the world's top oil importers in just a few years.
Although China is still a major crude oil producer, it became an oil importer in the 1990s.
Mexico was a net oil importer in 1974 but is currently the world's fourth largest producer.
It's true that as an oil importer, China is on the rise.
As in the past, the biggest beneficiaries would be oil importers with large debts, especially Brazil.