James Byrne

CNPC discovers two gasfields in Xinjiang's Tarim Basin

China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), the country's largest oil and gas producer, has discovered two gas fields with proven reserves of 400 billion cubic metres (14 trillion cubic feet) in the Tarim Basin of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 21st Century Business Herald reported on 5 August, citing CNPC sources.

5 August 2011 17:31 GMT

Natural gas pipeline goes online in Tianjin

North China's Tianjin Municipality has put a 100 km natural gas pipeline into operation, the municipal government said on 5 August.

5 August 2011 17:29 GMT

Hydrocarbon-rich Spratly Islands dispute shows no signs of abating

China has warned neighbouring countries that some “will pay for misjudging China's sovereignty”, in the continuing dispute over the hydrocarbons-rich Spratly and Paracel Islands.

4 August 2011 16:24 GMT

CNOOC gets nod to build two LNG carriers

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has received government approval to build two LNG carriers to transport Australian LNG to China, the National Development and Reform Commission announced on 2 August.

3 August 2011 16:36 GMT

Success of unconventional gas depends on incentives, foreign technology

China is capable of producing 100 billion cubic meters (3.5 trillion cubic feet) of unconventional gas annually by 2020 if it encourages the use of foreign technology and introduces incentives for domestic energy companies, state media reported on 1 August.

2 August 2011 16:16 GMT

XNGG to invest $230 million in Jingbian LNG plant

Xilian Natural Gas Group, a producer and distributor of LNG, plans to invest about RMB 1.5 billion ($232.92 million) in the second and third phases of an LNG processing plant in Shaanxi Province's Jingbian County, a company representative told Interfax on 2 August.

2 August 2011 16:08 GMT

China spends $4.4 billion on H1 gas imports

China spent RMB 26.39 billion ($4.41 billion) on 10.97 million tons of imported natural gas in the first half (H1) of 2011, according to data released by General Administration of Customs (GAC) on 2 August.

2 August 2011 16:06 GMT

Philippine group ‘opposes’ oil and gas drilling

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an Islamist insurgent group from the Mindanao region of the Philippines, demanded yesterday that the government halt all oil and gas exploration in the region, stating that it “vehemently opposes” such developments.

1 August 2011 15:49 GMT

PetroChina unit breaks ground on Fushun City gas project

Fushun PetroChina Kunlun Gas Corp. (Kunlun Gas) began construction on 29 July of a RMB500 million ($77.7 million) project to supply natural gas to Liaoning Province's Fushun City, the municipal government announced on 31 July.

1 August 2011 15:47 GMT

Fifth gas pipeline attack in Egypt

The Egypt-Israel gas pipeline was attacked for a fifth time this year over the weekend, though the assault was repelled by security forces.

1 August 2011 14:57 GMT

China faces 30 GW power shortfall in H2 - China Electricity Council

China faces power shortages of up to 30 GW in the second half of this year, state media reported on 1 August.

1 August 2011 14:43 GMT

Natural gas consumption in Hainan expected surge by 40% in 2011

Natural gas consumption in South China's island province of Hainan is expected surge by 40% year-on-year in 2011 to 5.12 billion cubic metres (bcm) (180.8 billion cubic feet), the provincial government forecast on 31 July.

1 August 2011 14:42 GMT

Petronas Carigali makes two significant discoveries offshore Malaysia

Petronas Carigali, the exploration and production arm of state-owned Petronas, made two significant gas discoveries in the shallow water areas offshore the west coast of Sabah, Malaysia, the company announced on Thursday.

29 July 2011 15:08 GMT

Gail experiences slower growth in latest quarter figures

India’s largest natural gas distributor, Gail, reported slower figures in its first quarter results released 27 July. The unaudited financial results show the lowest quarterly profit growth in more than three years.

29 July 2011 14:20 GMT

Hubei Energy to build four natural gas pipelines

Hubei energy Co. Ltd plans to invest RMB 1.53 billion ($236.84 million) in four natural gas pipelines, the company announced yesterday 27 July.

28 July 2011 13:54 GMT

China’s West-East pipelines 2011 capacity estimated at 28.6 bcm

China's West-East pipelines (WEP I and II) are expected to transmit an aggregate of 28.6 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas this year, the government of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region said on Tuesday.

27 July 2011 14:03 GMT

CNPC and Total to begin operations at Sulige gas field processing plant

China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) is planning its fifth natural gas processing plant for the Sulige gas field in north-western China’s Ordos Basin, the company announced on 26 July.

27 July 2011 13:35 GMT

Reliance group profits increase no thanks to upstream division

India’s Reliance Industries saw net profits increase in their first quarter by 16.7% to $1.28 billion, though earnings in the upstream oil and gas division fell by 16.5%.

26 July 2011 13:52 GMT

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