China 's new leader has taken extraordinary steps to secure future energy supplies . President Xi Jinping 's first state visit was to ink an energy deal with Russia . China 's big three state-owned oil and gas entities CNPC , CNOOC and Sinopec already are investors in North American energy assets . Follows a spate of Chinese oil and gas investments in Africa , the Middle East and Australia . Comment:
China 's new leader has taken extraordinary steps to secure future energy supplies . President Xi Jinping 's first state visit was to ink an energy deal with Russia . Follows a spate of Chinese oil and gas investments in Africa , the Middle East and Australia . Comment: