Tagged With China
30 June 2022
Easing of Covid restrictions looks set to lead to surge in domestic travel
6 June 2022
China’s energy imports have offered Russia a lifeline as Western sanctions bite
26 May 2022
The 14th Five-Year Plan is underway, and the specific roadmap for gas is due later this year
26 May 2022
Flows of Urals crude to Asian importers—in particular India—have spiked since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to price reporting agency GX
6 May 2022
Spot and short-term LNG trading have fallen sharply as concerns over price volatility and supply security make term contracts more attractive, says importers’ group Giignl
5 May 2022
Beijing’s net-zero commitment means the refining and petrochemicals sector is likely to be included in the country’s ETS scheme sooner rather than later
29 April 2022
Europe’s accelerating effort to wean itself off Russian pipeline gas has pitted it against energy-hungry Asian buyers in the global LNG market
21 April 2022
Moscow is attempting to deepen its close cooperation with Asian countries—in particular China—to minimise the impact of sanctions on its oil and gas sector
12 April 2022
The country expects to ramp up crude production and exports next year with the completion of its export pipeline via Benin
31 March 2022
China’s rebounding appetite for energy is being undermined by fresh lockdowns and quarantine measures
29 March 2022
The appetite of the two East of Suez economies for Russian oil may prove crucial
29 March 2022
The relationship is likely to weather any temporary turbulence, even as it becomes ever more structurally unbalanced
24 March 2022
Beijing is not just a key customer for Moscow’s energy in an unwelcoming world. It can bring other necessities to the table, but at a price
22 March 2022
Chinese refiners are yet to buy more Russian crude, while other nations in Asia may help fill Europe’s shortfall in diesel supply, according to energy intelligence firm Vortexa
21 March 2022
The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to spur closer energy cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, although significant hurdles remain
18 March 2022
The move away from fossil fuels will cap refinery capacity expansion in Asia-Pacific, but petrochemical demand gives the sector options
14 March 2022
China’s demand is set to increase again this year, but at a slower pace after hitting yet another record high in 2021
14 March 2022
The issue took centre stage at the Communist Party’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings on economic policy for the year ahead
11 March 2022
Sanctions could stymie the development of supply underpinning the country’s new Chinese commitment
10 March 2022
With the Putin administration hard-pressed by Western sanctions, Beijing may look to take advantage
4 March 2022
Expectations for robust demand growth and constrained supply mean LNG buyers and policymakers will increasingly need to mitigate wild price swings
2 March 2022
The Saudi titan’s renewed plans to lock in demand through downstream developments coincide with consumers seeking to guarantee supply
24 February 2022
China is considering importing more pipeline gas from Siberia, but competition from LNG may cap the scale of these volumes
22 February 2022
The state-controlled firm is expected to contribute most of the country’s new oil production this year
21 February 2022
China’s crude refining throughput is set to decline quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2022, amid mounting pressure from multiple fronts
7 February 2022
Soaring oil revenues and heavy Chinese investment have driven a series of recent refining and gas deals
7 February 2022
Opening up of market is driving rapid growth in regasification capacity and a change in procurement habits
3 February 2022
Beijing may be planning to break its reliance on its Antipodean supplier
25 January 2022
Weaker outlook for the Chinese economy and greater pipeline flows threaten to hamper expansion of the shipborne market
13 January 2022
Russian gas supplier to send more cargoes to China, but this time to an independent importer and a provincial state-owned group
11 January 2022
Shareholder antipathy towards oil and gas is no stumbling block to activity
10 January 2022
There is both plenty of opportunity and plenty of risk for the LNG sector as it looks to meet China’s expanding need for gas
21 December 2021
Production from the Heron field could peak at 9,000bl/d and feed both exports and the domestic market
20 December 2021
Rising imports and fresh supply deals signal China’s growing interest in US supplies of the fuel
20 December 2021
The world has no lack of recoverable oil and gas resources. But where they will come from in the future will change
7 December 2021
Chinese deals are driving boom in cargoes and LNG export capacity
3 December 2021
The Saudi heavyweight’s international downstream expansion strategy will need another reboot
24 November 2021
How the cartel reacts to record release of barrels is the key variable for oil markets
23 November 2021
The country’s refining capacity will peak below a government-set cap
22 November 2021
Government policies and unpredictable weather patterns mean supply and demand will be on a knife edge
15 November 2021
The Asian giant may need to increase coal supply to outlast the winter, but it is clearly greening its long-term energy policy
4 November 2021
The cartel opts not to spring any surprise by swifter loosening of the supply shackles
29 October 2021
Prices hit record levels recently, well in advance of the winter demand peak, but the outlook for the market is mixed
29 October 2021
A US LNG project developer has signed the first long-term supply contracts with a Chinese buyer in nearly four years
28 October 2021
All eyes are on Beijing as forecasters debate the prospects for the recovery of Asia’s oil demand
26 October 2021
Asia’s crude supply has shifted in recent months as Mideast Gulf producers have increased exports. And that trend may continue into the new year
11 October 2021
The Chinese independent has secured more long-term LNG with a 13-year deal for 900,000t/yr
11 October 2021
China’s energy supply crunch is contributing to mounting losses at the state-controlled firm
29 September 2021
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has signed another long-term LNG supply deal, this time with Chinese NOC Cnooc
22 September 2021
The Chinese government’s renewed focus on centralised control and economic pressure may undermine decarbonisation efforts
