Amid increasing signs of China’s industrial slowdown in 2019, data this week showing record oil and natural gas imports likely indicates a country at peak energy growth, with its thirst set to wane as the slowdown bites. China’s record intake for both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2018 cemented its status as the world’s largest oil and second-largest LNG importer. But heading into this year, China’s trade war with the United States is taking a toll. On Tuesday, the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planner, warned that economic pressure will impact the job market. This came only a day after data showed an uptick unemployment and that growth in the world’s second-largest economy cooled to its […]