America's Oil and Gas Industry Is on Pace for a Record Smashing Year in 2018• Jul 14 • A gusher of oil and gas production has the country on pace to make history this year.

Refiners in China were the top buyers of American crude oil in May, and have been regular importers since the US revived domestic output and exports in recent years. But sales may slow amid a growing trade war between Beijing and the Trump presidency.