It is worth noting that China’s oil imports from Africa are concentrated in a small portion of the continent.
Three countries – Angola, Sudan and the Republic of Congo – in 2006 accounted for 85 percent of Africa’s oil exports to China. Angola overtook Saudi Arabia in February 2006 as China’s top crude oil supplier for the first time.
The most recent customs figures show that Angola has dropped to third place among China’s oil suppliers, after Saudi Arabia and Iran.