China's imports of Russian oil near record high in March

FILE - A China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) vessel is seen near oil tanks at the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)'s Dalian Petrochemical Corp in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, October 15, 2019.

Russia remained China's top oil supplier in March, data showed Saturday, as refiners snapped up stranded Sokol crude shipments.