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Overseas Investments by Chinese         National Oil Companies / IEA, 2010, 52 p.http://www.iea.org/papers/2011/overseas_china.pdf This report examines inaccuracies in some commonly     held views of China’s National Oil Companies (NOCs). Until now,     there has been little analysis to test the widely held presumption     that these companies act under the instructions and in close     co-ordination with the Chinese government. Nor have critics been     challenged on the validity of their concerns about investments made     by these NOCs, and how they could be blocking supplies of oil for     other importing countries.The IEA analysis, however, finds that contrary to these views, the     NOCs actually operate with a high degree of independence from the     Chinese government, and their investments have in fact largely     boosted global supplies of oil and gas, which other importers rely     on. (copyright © IEA)