China’s March crude oil imports climbed from a month earlier to the second highest on record, calculated on a daily basis, as refiners replenished stocks on generous government quotas and ahead of peak maintenance season. SEE MORE OPEC and its allies appear to have accomplished their mission of bringing global oil stocks to desired levels, the International Energy Agency said on Friday, signaling that the markets could become too tight if supply remains restrained. SEE MORE Vietnam imported 1.41 million mt of coal in March, down 29.5% from the same month in 2017, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by Vietnam Customs. SEE MORE Russian coal exports totaled 15.64 million mt in March, up 10.6% month on month and up 2.8% year on year, according to data from the Russian Ministry of Energy Wednesday. SEE MORE Saudi Arabia's air defenses on Wednesday intercepted a missile over Riyadh launched by Yemeni Houthi militants, and also shot down a Houthi scout drone targeting an airport in the southwestern city of Jizan, according to Al Arabiya. SEE MORE